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    You have landed on the Financial Planning Section of the Financial Planner LA Blog.  In this section, you will find articles on a variety of personal finance topics tailored for the people of Los Angeles who need financial planning guidance.

    My goal as a Certified Financial PlannerTM (CFP)® Accredited Investment Fiduciary™ AIF®  is simply to help you achieve your Financial Goals faster and easier. That means helping my clients like yourself to build, protect and distribute their wealth. With me as the coach in your financial corner, you will always experience excellent service while striving for financial independence.  Making smarter financial decisions along the way makes making other smart financial decisions easier.

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    6 Tax Strategies To Slash Your 2025 Taxes

    The holidays are fast approaching, which means it is time to start doing some year-end tax planning. The Tax Cut and Jobs Act will mean lower tax bills for many Americans. That does not mean you can ignore tax planning. …

    Looking for ways to get more tax-free income in retirement? You should check out the mega backdoor Roth tax-planning strategy. That is assuming you have already maxed out your Roth IRA and 401(k). Making the maximum mega backdoor Roth contribution …

    How To Lower Your Small Business Taxes With a Solo 401(k)

    It isn’t how much you make but how much you keep. How the Solo 401(k) can help business owners slash their tax bills in 2021.

    What Is The Maximum Social Security Retirement Income For 2026?

    Are Social Security Taxable? What is the maximum amount you can receive from Social Security Retirement? These and you other questions answered by Financial Planner LA.

    Financial Planner LA: Where Is The Stock Market Heading? VIDEO

    Stock Market Volatility , Global Unrest, Inflation, where is the stock market headxing? Financial Planner LA David Rae is on the CBS evening news with Jeff Vaughn and Pat Harvey

    The Million Dollar 401(K) Mistake Too Many People Make

    The Biggest Mistake You Are Making with your 401(k) could cost you over a million dollars.  For some of you, it could lower your 401(k) balances by several million dollars. We are facing a retirement planning crisis in America.  Boomers, …

    California Tax Planning: How To Avoid Overpaying Taxes Via A SALT CAP Strategy

    AB 150 allows some California business owners a way around the costly SALT CAP from the Trump tax plan. You need to know about this California Tax Planning Strategy.

    Gays Do it Better – How to Have a Fabulous Financial Planner

    Financial Planning can be fun and fabulous. This is why you should look for the best gay financial planner you can find, to help guide you to gay financial freedom.

    Gay Affluence: Not Everyone In The LGBTQ Community Is Fabulously Wealthy

    Did you know that one in four LGBT adults reported not having enough money to feed themselves in the past year? How does this sync with the image of an LGBT community that is dripping with wealth? And what do …

    Who Will Provide Long-Term Care For LGBT Retirees?

    Who Will Care for LGBT Boomers? Anyone but themselves? Listen up LGBT Boomers you can’t control getting older, but you can influence the quality of life. Does your retirement plan provide for the cost of LGBT Long Term Care? More importantly, would you like it to? LA Financial Planner David Rae outlines the ins and out of aging well for the Gay Community.

    Best Palm Springs Financial Planner For You: Video

    Palm Springs financial planner for you David Rae offers tax planning, retirement planning and investment planning. He wants your life to be better because he is in it.

    How To Fabulously Pay Fewer Taxes With Tax-Loss Harvesting

    As Trump appeared to be determined to ruin the U.S. economy, if not the economic prosperity of the entire world, the least I can do is share a valuable tax planning strategy with you, to help at least get some …

    3.8% Obamacare Medicare Surtax and How to Avoid It.

    High earners are getting hit with the Affordable Care Act Surtax. How to avoid the Obamacare surtax aka Medicare Surtax that is terrible for your tax bill.

    What Happens When You Inherit A House In California

    New laws change what it means to Inherit a home in California. What you need to know.

    The Best Time To Convert Your 401k To A Roth IRA

    Who doesn’t love tax-free income? When you retire with assets in a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k), you will be able to take retirement income from these accounts without getting hit with income taxes. That being said, there are a …

    6 Great Ways To The Most Tax-Free Income In Retirement

    I am excited to share this video produced by Forbes.com, which features Financial Planner LA David Rae sharing 6 ways to get even more tax-free income in retirement. Click here to WATCH VIDEO I’ve never met anyone who loves paying …

    20 Amazing Tax Deductions For California Small Businesses

    California small business taxes can top 53%. Here are 19 valuable tax deductions for the self-employed and small business owners.

    Los Angles Home Equity Line Tax Deductions. Is My HELOC Tax Deductible?

    After the newish GOP Tax Plan took effect in 2018, many people are wondering, “Can I still deduct my home equity line of credit? Should I refinance to make it tax-deductible again?” Or just “How do I know if I …

    Is Your Financial Advisor Giving You The Best Tax Planning Advice?

    Does your Los Angeles Financial Advisor offer tax planning guidance? They may no even be allowed to offer tax saving tips. What you need to know to get the best tax advice.

    The Difference Between Investment Risk and Stock Market Volatility

    Investment risk and stock market volatility are not the same thing. You may earn below-average stock market returns when the markets are calm. Or perhaps you make outsized returns when the stock market appears scary times of extreme volatility. Financial …

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