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True North Financial Advisors Provides Financial Advice for Federal Employees to Manage Retirement Plan Benefits

Written by, Stephen Ostrofsky, CFP® True North Financial Advisors provides direction and advice to individuals who are current or former federal employees covered under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Federal Employees have three retirement benefits that need to be coordinated, including: the Basic FERS Benefit Plan, Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan. True…

FRS Investment Plan Participants Can Obtain Personalized Investment Advice through Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts

Written by Stephen Ostrofsky, CFP® The pursuit of personalized investment advice might seem elusive for many Florida Retirement System (FRS) Investment Plan participants. For many, the Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts (SDBAs), has gone unnoticed by PBSO deputy sheriffs and employees since 2014. In January 2014, the FRS announced the SDBA option for FRS Investment Plan investors to provide greater…

Will the All-Weather 60/40 Portfolio Allocation Regain its Luster for Investors?

Written by Stephen Ostrofsky, CFP® Most long-time investors can remember when interest rates were at a level which made bonds a viable asset class in portfolio allocations for most investment objectives and risk tolerances. As an asset class bonds provide portfolio stability as a reliable source of income and a hedge against stocks declines…

Law Enforcement Professionals Face Significant Risks from Uninsured Health and Custodial Care Costs in 2019

Written by Stephen Ostrofsky, CFP® During a recent client meeting with a PBSO deputy, we reviewed their employer benefits designed to subsidize health care costs during retirement. The retirement benefits provided significant sums to my client, but was it enough to offset expected health and custodial care costs? What we found many retirees face significant…

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True North Financial Advisors Provides Financial Advice for Federal Employees to Manage Retirement Plan Benefits

FRS Investment Plan Participants Can Obtain Personalized Investment Advice through Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts

Will the All-Weather 60/40 Portfolio Allocation Regain its Luster for Investors?

Law Enforcement Professionals Face Significant Risks from Uninsured Health and Custodial Care Costs in 2019

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