Starting Social Security Early
You pay into social security your whole career and you begin receiving benefits from this program when you retire. However, not everyone retires at the same time. The amount of...
What Are the Contribution Limits for IRAs?
To take advantage of this provision in the tax codes, it helps to understand the contribution limits for IRAs.
5 Best Places to Retire
Moving to a new set of circumstances is what many seniors are doing when they retire. By asking “Where to retire?” can lead to a whole new life and friends.
Converting a Regular IRA to a Roth IRA?
A Roth IRA consists of an individual retirement account that offers contributors a tax-free income in the future
Teacher Retirement Plan Basics
As a teacher, you look forward to a time when you can retire and put it all past you. Your hard work has paid off in a solid teacher...
Will You Know When to Retire?
There is often some hesitation, as people are not sure of the details of when to retire, and of how much money will be needed to make their dream possible.
What is a 401k?
What is a 401k? This is a savings plan for both the employee and the employer to contribute money into the employee’s account.
Traditional Pensions Continue to Disappear
Pensions strongly encouraged people to stay loyal to a company for many years. However new types of retirement plans are making pensions a thing of the past
Retiring Near a College Town
Retiring to a college community makes a lot of sense to them because it places many nearby opportunities for further learning.
Federal Tax Tips for Those Planning to Retire
One of the last things most people think about when preparing for retirement is the federal tax bite that will come out of their retirement income.
Maximizing Your 401k Contribution in 2013
A number of steps are required to enable you to maximize your 401k contribution in 2013. Here are some steps to help you get started.
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Balancing College Savings with Retirement Savings
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General Obligation Bond Holder? Be Afraid.
The municipal bond market has always been bifurcated. No, I don’t mean insured vs. uninsured bonds, although that is certainly true as well.
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Long-Term Care Insurance Has its Own Challenges
Because people are living well into their 80’s, 90’s and even past 100, long-term care insurance has become quite the hot topic in the past 20 years.
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What is Financial Planning?
What is financial planning? Having a financial goal of some kind and then creating a plan to enable you to accomplish it is what financial planning is all about. It can include...
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5 Reasons to Move a 401k After Changing Employers
Taking on a new job always brings with it the issue of what to do with your 401k plan. Of course, you could simply leave it where it is, put it into another 401k, or you could...
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4 Tips for Using a Financial Calculator to Plan Your Retirement
When making plans for your retirement, a financial calculator will help you to understand what you need to do. By doing so, it will also let you know whether or not your goals are...
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