Latest From Our Blog

Dear Clients and Friends, We hope you have seen our recent post related to the Stock Market and COVID-19 (Coronavirus). We are here for you. If you feel it’s time to talk about your personal economy, we have several options available: Phone Calls, Video Conferencing and Emails. With everyone’s safety in mind, we would prefer to delay in-person meetings at this point. If needed, your Baron Team is capable of working remotely and can still be contacted. We can be reached by email at info@baron-financial.com or at 1-866-333-6659 to schedule a meeting via phone call or video conference. Or reach out directly to your team members. Stay healthy and safe!

You will receive a form 1099-R if any money has been moved out of a retirement account. How much you will pay in taxes will depend on how the money is moved. You want to make sure any movement out of a retirement account is done properly, and the correct code is applied when you file your taxes. The code will appear in box 7 of the 1099-R.

First and foremost, our thoughts go out to the individuals and families who have been affected by the coronavirus. Our main concern is the health and well-being of our global community. During times of financial uncertainty, it’s often helpful to take a step back and identify what we know and what we don’t know, as well as what we can control and what we can’t control. These types of thinking exercises can help us make good decisions.

If you are like many working Americans, you are in the middle stages of your journey towards financial independence. This is the time to redefine your financial path to ensure the steps you are taking are leading towards your desired destination. Although you may have several more years to go, it's time to begin coming up with specific and measurable retirement goals.

It is always a good time to enhance online security and know what to do if you are a victim of tax fraud. In recognition of “Identity Theft Awareness Week”, held February 3rd – 7th, we thought it was particularly timely to re-post this blog, originally posted Jan 25th, 2018.

The most important thing in your life is your child. And for parents with a special needs child that requires specialized care, the most significant concern is what happens to my child when I am gone or can no longer advocate for them. How would your child be financially taken care of? Watch our 85-second video to learn about how we help families with special needs.

Because we have personally seen several recent phishing emails claiming to be from Amazon, Chase Bank, Capital One, the IRS, among others, we felt it was important to remind everyone to be aware of fraudulent emails and phone calls asking for personally identifiable information. It is key to remember that you will never receive an email or a phone call, from the IRS or your bank, asking for your social security number or account number. Always assume this is a fraudulent call or email and do not give out any sensitive information.

The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Five Star Professional, recognizes professionals in the financial services industry who are committed to excellence. Baron Financial Group is proud to announce that Advisors Anthony Benante and Victor Cannillo, are recognized as 2020 Five Star Wealth Managers in New Jersey.

The penalty for not taking one’s Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from an IRA, according to the IRS, can be 50% of the amount that was not distributed. For example, if one is required to take $1,000 of RMD this year, failing to do so may cause a $500 tax bill.

You want to put your emergency funds in an account where the funds are easily accessible and not exposed to risk. Examples include traditional bank accounts that carry FDIC insurance (savings, checking, etc.).

If you began taking Social Security before full-retirement age and are looking to postpone payments until a later time, there is a solution: the 1-year payback rule.

Baron Financial Group is an institutional investor. As an independent RIA (Registered Investment Advisor) with no allegiance to any investment company, we use a process to identify investments for both our clients, as well as our own investment portfolios. One of the filters in the process is cost. This comes in to play mostly with mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. When institutionally-priced mutual funds make sense, we take advantage of the opportunity. In the world of mutual funds (which are pools of assets such as stocks and/or bonds), there can be different pricing for the same underlying investments.