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3 Tips for Buying or Selling a Home

November 14, 2018

If you’re thinking about buying or selling your home, you probably have some questions. The process can be long and stressful, and many of the rules have changed over the past couple of decades. So whether you’re a buyer or a seller (or both), here are 3 tips to help you play it smart.

Lucia Capital Group Weekly

How to Determine Your Retirement Income Needs

November 7, 2018

Everyone’s retirement situation is unique. This means the amount of money you’ll need for income in retirement can be a lot more, or a lot less, than that needed by others your age. However, it’s still a good idea to come up with a personal estimate—one that will put you somewhere in the ballpark of where you may need to be.

Lucia Capital Group Weekly

Avoiding Tax Headaches

November 1, 2018

Do you want to know how to make your life a bit simpler, more organized, and easier for your family to deal with once you’re no longer around? Here’s an idea: start ditching some of those unnecessary financial documents taking up space.

Lucia Capital Group Weekly

These Crazy Markets

October 25, 2018

Do you want to know how to make your life a bit simpler, more organized, and easier for your family to deal with once you’re no longer around? Here’s an idea: start ditching some of those unnecessary financial documents taking up space.

Lucia Capital Group Weekly

Are You Drowning in Financial Documents?

October 17, 2018

Do you want to know how to make your life a bit simpler, more organized, and easier for your family to deal with once you’re no longer around? Here’s an idea: start ditching some of those unnecessary financial documents taking up space.

Lucia Capital Group Weekly

A Better Time to Take Your Required Minimum Distributions

October 11, 2018

During the year you turn 70 ½, you have to begin paying taxes on a certain portion of your tax-deferred retirement accounts, your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs). The penalty for not distributing at least the minimum is a big one: 50% of the shortfall. Since you’re obliged by tax law to remove this money from its pre-tax status and move it to the post-tax world, when should you consider taking it?

Insurance

Long-Term Care Insurance Linked-Benefit Plans

October 9, 2018

We are excited to announce the release of our 2017 third quarter market commentary and investment update. Join Ray Lucia Jr. and the investment team as they share their thoughts on the markets, the economy, and what it means for your money.

Insurance

Saying Goodbye to “Use It or Lose It” Long-Term Care Insurance

October 3, 2018

Two things are happening with long‐term care: the costs of care keep going up, and along with it, so do the premiums for long-term care insurance. And did you know that your premiums can rise, even though you’ve already got a policy in force?

Lucia Capital Group Weekly

Is Now a Good Time to Convert Your Roth IRA?

July 19, 2018

The new tax law passed last year created some generally lower tax rates that are set to expire at the end of 2025. Now may be a good time to take advantage of this window to do Roth conversions before tax rates potentially go back up to 2017 levels or higher.

News and Press

Lucia Capital Group Announces New Investment Advice Subscription Service

July 16, 2018

New Service, ClickGoals, Expected to Launch Fall 2018 National wealth management firm Lucia Capital Group today announced its forthcoming subscription service, ClickGoals, which will offer financial planning advice and investment management services at a range of prices reflecting investors’ service requirements. In an effort to better serve an ever-widening range of client needs, the new… View Article

Investing and Personal Finance

What Does It Take to Be Wealthy?

July 11, 2018

If you were to ask people what their personal definition of “wealth” is, you’d probably get a different answer from just about everyone. You might think that “having lots of money” would be the standard definition, but according to a survey for the Modern Wealth Index from Charles Schwab, only 11% gave that answer.

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Have You Seen Us on Television?

June 15, 2018

In April 2018, we began airing 15-second television spots Monday through Friday on several San Diego stations, including Fox 5, NBC 7 KNSD, ABC 10 KGTV, and The CW 6. We launched our campaign with six different commercials, and we’re currently up to 15—with more to follow shortly. We plan to take this same campaign… View Article