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MarketWatch: Marti Awad Interviewed in “Social Security Was Only Designed To Help With 40% of Your Retirement — But Think Twice Before Choosing an Annuity”

Marti Awad

- CFA®, CFP®, CEPA®

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Marti Awad, SVP, Financial Advisor at Wealth Enhancement, was featured by MarketWatch in “Social Security was only designed to help with 40% of your retirement — but think twice before choosing an annuity.” 

“An annuity can make sense if people want more tax-sheltered investment,” said Awad — if you can get a very stripped down annuity that has low fees, she adds. The money you put into an annuity like this is typically tax-deferred until you withdraw it, and then it is taxed as income.  

Access the full article written by Beth Pinkser here.

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Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor

Denver - Cherry Creek, CO

Marti Awad has more than 30 years of experience working in the capital markets, first as a practicing tax attorney at one of the country’s top law firms and, for the past 24 years, as a private wealth advisor. Before that she worked in the tax consulting group of a national accounting firm. She joined Wealth Enhancement Group in 2021 through the merger of Cardan Capital Partners which she cofounded.

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