Firm:
Duell Wealth Preservation
Job Title:
Owner and Founder
Biography:
Gary Duell is the Owner and Founder of Duell Wealth Preservation, an Oregon Registered Investment Adviser firm. Gary and his team know Health and Life Insurance is more than protection and risk reduction, it is a financial tool that helps secure the future of their clients retirement and gives them the freedom to experiment with new ideas and realize the passions that they put on hold while they are building a career and raising a family. That is why they specialize in insurance and financial products that help provide financial security such as Life Insurance, Annuities, and Long Term Care.
Gary provides comprehensive financial plans and the appropriate insurance and investments to implement them, continuing ethics education classes for insurance agents, as well as public seminars. He is currently on the faculty of Portland Community College’s Community Education department to provide retirement education to pre & current retirees.
Gary was born in Garden City Kansas, moving with his family to Salem, Oregon at the age of 5. He graduated from Willamette University in 1974 with a double major in psychology and philosophy. There being a scarcity of philosophy jobs, Gary took a harrowing nine-month stint at Oregon State Hospital as a psychiatric security aide on the women’s maximum security unit. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was filmed there during that time, which only added to the chaos. The experience prompted Gary to change careers. He graduated from Willamette U. again, in 1977, with an MBA. After 18 years with Farmers Insurance, first as an underwriter, then supervisor, and then as an agent, Gary left in 1996 due to the purchase of Farmers by British American Tobacco. In 1997 he completed the last series of courses and exams to get the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation from The American College at Bryn Mawr PA.
Gary served a three year term on the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission and was chair of the Surface Water Management advisory committee. He was Treasurer on the Clackamas Community Land Trust board of directors and helped merge the CCLT with Proud Ground, their Portland counterpart. He is also a charter member, past President and current Treasurer of the Happy Valley Business Alliance. Gary loves what he does mostly because of the people he gets to work with. Many clients and friends have been made over the years.
Education:
B.S. in Philosophy & Psychology 1974, Willamette University
MBA 1977, Willamette University
Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) 1997, The American College
CRD Number:
2510814
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YES! You would only be taxed on the converted amount. Market timing is perilous, however. What if the market continues to fall another 20%, for example? Until 1/1/2018 Roth conversions could be "recharacterized" if this happened. That is, you could undo the conversion and then re-do it at the lower account value. No more.
Good for you for thinking ahead and for wanting to accumulate an asset for your child! It is far more important, however, to ask why and how to invest for your child than choosing the specific investment.
For example, if your child's education is important to you (the why) you should consider a 529 or College Savings plan (the how). Many states offer income tax deductions for some of your contributions so it may be best to explore the plan(s) offered by your state of residence. Generally, growth in the account is tax-deferred and is not taxed when withdrawn to pay for qualifying educational expenses.
In addition, these contributions are considered gifts to your child so you can currently contribute up to $15,000 per child per year without triggering reporting requirements. Contributions over that amount aren't necessarily taxable, you would just have to report them to IRS on form 709. They would count against your lifetime exclusion amount of $11.2 mil. a fairly safe threshold for most of us! Maximum total cumulative contributions vary by state, from $250k-$520k
Now we can talk about the "what". States have model target date portfolios in their plans. What that means is you pick a target date for college, in your case 17 years from now, or 2035. The closer your child gets to the target date the more conservative the mix of investments in your 2035 portfolio becomes.
This is just one example of how asking "why" first can help direct you to the best why to contribute to and own an investment.
It all depends on whether your annual income is $115,000, $11,500 or $115.00. Assuming it is the first, if your budget permits plow the maximum of $18,500/yr. into your employer 401(k)s. Once you're over age 50 you can kick in another $6000/yr. Both these contribution limits supposedly increase with inflation. These pre-tax contributions are the most dramatic way available to you to reduce taxes. They will come at a future price, however, if you retire into a higher bracket and/or tax rates rise dramatically. So it's good to hedge your bet with some Roth IRA contributions too. But they won't save you any taxes now.
Since the deductiblity of student loan interest is now limited to $2500/yr. you might want to pay down the nondectible interest on the car and then go after the student loan. This calculator can help you decide:
https://studentloanhero.com/calculators/student-loan-interest-deduction-calculator-opt/
If you already have multiple credit cards and pay them off monthly, I wonder why your score isn't higher. But yes. If the loan terms seem reasonable to you and there aren't pre-payment penalties then that would be a good move.
Inflation of any kind, including interest rates (the cost of money), exists only because there are winners and losers. And the winners have control of the system. Inflation hurts those who earn their money and benefits those who do not. See the following graphic from https://inflationmatters.com/inflation-winners-losers/. I also call inflation the One-Way Money Valve.
Inflation is a sweet deal for debtors because the higher the inflation rate, the lower the real value of the debt and the cheaper the dollars become to repay it. Lenders get to charge rates sufficient to remove their interest rate risk (not keeping up with inflation) while paying their depositors insufficient interest to keep up with inflation. So, the system punishes virtuous behavior (saving) and rewards profligate behavior (compounding debt). When inflation is low or zero, it drives the non-working wealthy crazy.