It's never too early to start looking at your tax obligations for the coming tax season. The information in this article is for the 2023 tax year, which most taxpayers will file in 2024.

Big dreams take money. What is your perfect once-in-a-lifetime experience? Hot air balloons over the French Countryside? A voyage aboard the Orient Express? Whatever your ultimate daydream might be, you can prepare for it now. A beautiful memory can last a lifetime, and by starting today, you might just move that once-in-a-lifetime experience from your bucket list onto your calendar.

Who doesn’t enjoy tying up year-end loose ends? The original SECURE Act was signed into law on December 20th, 2019. Its “sequel,” the SECURE 2.0 Act, was similarly enacted at year-end on December 29th, 2022. Both pieces of legislation seek to reform how Americans prepare for retirement while juggling current spending needs. How, when, or will each of us retire? How can government incentives, regulations, and safety nets help more people safely do so—or at least not get in the way?

While you and your trusted retirement professional will work to create an overall retirement strategy, this does not mean that you won't need to make changes along the way. So, the question remains: When should you revisit your retirement strategy?

Start the year off right by getting started on these five top financial goals.