This week on YNDY, Chris speaks with founder of Elegant Empowerment, Jazmin Valeri, about elegance, confidence, and wealth. Jazmin shares simple tips to help elevate your life and discusses her new book "The Elegant Woman's Guide to Confidence, Wealth & Luxury Living".  Get Jazmin's Book: https://www.elegantempowerment.net/experiences/p/the-elegant-womans-guide-to-confidence-wealth-luxury-living  Follow Jazmin: https://www.elegantempowerment.net/  Get started on your journey to financial freedom. Visit www.premieriwm.com to get started today. Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. The opinions voiced in this show are for general information purposes only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. To determine which investments may be appropriate for you, consult with your attorney, accountant, and financial or tax advisor prior to investing.  There is no assurance that the techniques and strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. The purchase of certain securities may be required to effect some of the strategies. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal.  Jazmin and Elegant Empowerment are not affiliated with or endorsed by Premier Investments & Wealth Management or LPL Financial.  #FinancialPlanning #RetirementPlanning #Investing #InvestingStrategies

Your 401(k) has been building for years, maybe even decades. But now, with retirement on the horizon, should you be making strategic changes—or just leaving it on autopilot? In this episode of You’re Not Dead Yet, Chris dives into the key questions every pre-retiree should ask about their 401(k). Get started on your journey to financial freedom. Visit www.premieriwm.com to get started today. Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. The opinions voiced in this show are for general information purposes only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. To determine which investments may be appropriate for you, consult with your attorney, accountant, and financial or tax advisor prior to investing. Premier Investments & Wealth Management and LPL Financial do not provide tax advice, please consult your tax professional. Economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and there can be no guarantee that strategies promoted will be successful. There is no assurance that the techniques and strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. The purchase of certain securities may be required to effect some of the strategies. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee that a diversified portfolio will enhance overall returns or outperform a non-diversified portfolio. Diversification does not protect against market risk. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly. Dollar cost averaging involves continuous investment in securities regardless of fluctuations in price levels. Investors should consider their ability to continue purchasing through periods of low price levels. Such a plan does not assure a profit and does not protect against loss in declining markets. Rebalancing a portfolio may cause investors to incur tax liabilities and/or transaction costs and does not assure a profit or protect against loss. #FinancialPlanning #RetirementPlanning #Investing #InvestingStrategies

Mark from Plano asks: “My company just added a Roth 401(k) option, and now I’m wondering if I should start switching some of my contributions—even though I only have maybe 10 years until retirement. Is it too late to take advantage of that, or could it still help with taxes down the road?” In this episode of You're Not Dead Yet, we tackle a question many pre-retirees face: ✅ Can a Roth 401(k) still benefit you if you're a decade or less from retirement? ✅ How tax diversification gives you more control over your future income ✅ What the 5-year rule means for your strategy ✅ Why Roth 401(k)s are especially attractive for high earners ✅ When a mix of pre-tax and Roth contributions makes the most sense We’ll walk through how to evaluate your current tax situation, what your future might look like—and how to decide if a shift to Roth could pay off. Get started on your journey to financial freedom. Visit www.premieriwm.com to get started today. Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. The opinions voiced in this show are for general information purposes only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. To determine which investments may be appropriate for you, consult with your attorney, accountant, and financial or tax advisor prior to investing. Premier Investments & Wealth Management and LPL Financial do not provide tax advice, please consult your tax professional. Economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and there can be no guarantee that strategies promoted will be successful. There is no assurance that the techniques and strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. The purchase of certain securities may be required to effect some of the strategies. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. Asset allocation does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. There is no guarantee that a diversified portfolio will enhance overall returns or outperform a non-diversified portfolio. Diversification does not protect against market risk. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly. Contributions to a traditional IRA may be tax deductible in the contribution year, with current income tax due at withdrawal. Withdrawals prior to age 59 ½ may result in a 10% IRS penalty tax in addition to current income tax. A Roth IRA offers tax deferral on any earnings in the account. Qualified withdrawals of earnings from the account are tax-free. Withdrawals of earnings prior to age 59 ½ or prior to the account being opened for 5 years, whichever is later, may result in a 10% IRS penalty tax. Limitations and restrictions may apply. Consult your tax professional about eligibility to Roth and Traditional IRA contributions. Contributions and earnings in a Roth IRA can be withdrawn without paying taxes and penalties if the account owner is at least 59 ½ and has held their Roth IRA for at least five years. Traditional IRA account owners have considerations to make before performing a Roth IRA conversion. These primarily include income tax consequences on the converted amount in the year of conversion, withdrawal limitations from a Roth IRA, and income limitations for future contributions to a Roth IRA. In addition, if you are required to take a required minimum distribution (RMD) in the year you convert, you must do so before converting to a Roth IRA. Premier Investments & Wealth Management and LPL Financial do not provide specific individualized tax or legal advice. We suggest that you discuss your specific situation with a qualified tax or legal advisor.

Thinking of retiring sooner than planned—or feeling stuck living paycheck to paycheck even on a good income? You’re not alone. In this episode, we tackle two big financial crossroads many people face: pivoting your retirement timeline after a life-changing event, and breaking the cycle of high-income financial stress. Join us as we discuss how to reassess your retirement goals if life throws you a curveball, including steps to evaluate your finances, explore partial retirement, and manage your healthcare coverage before Medicare. We’ll also talk about redefining what a fulfilling retirement could look like when your priorities shift. Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. The opinions voiced in this show are for general information purposes only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. To determine which investments may be appropriate for you, consult with your attorney, accountant, and financial or tax advisor prior to investing.  Premier Investments & Wealth Management and LPL Financial do not provide tax advice, please consult your tax professional.  Economic forecasts set forth may not develop as predicted and there can be no guarantee that strategies promoted will be successful. There is no assurance that the techniques and strategies discussed are suitable for all investors or will yield positive outcomes. The purchase of certain securities may be required to effect some of the strategies. Investing involves risks including possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee that a diversified portfolio will enhance overall returns or outperform a non-diversified portfolio. Diversification does not protect against market risk.  All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and may not be invested into directly. Consult your tax professional about eligibility to Roth and Traditional IRA contributions. Contributions and earnings in a Roth IRA can be withdrawn without paying taxes and penalties if the account owner is at least 59 ½ and has held their Roth IRA for at least five years. Traditional IRA account owners have considerations to make before performing a Roth IRA conversion. These primarily include income tax consequences on the converted amount in the year of conversion, withdrawal limitations from a Roth IRA, and income limitations for future contributions to a Roth IRA. In addition, if you are required to take a required minimum distribution (RMD) in the year you convert, you must do so before converting to a Roth IRA. Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams ranking was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: a measure of each team’s best practices, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. SHOOK’s research and rankings provide opinions intended to help investors choose the right financial advisor and team, and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. For more information, please see www.SHOOKresearch.com. SHOOK is a registered trademark of SHOOK Research, LLC.