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Four Things to Know About RMDs
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Four Things to Know About RMDs

March 30, 2022

Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from your retirement plans can be a really tricky thing to navigate. As you probably know, RMDs are withdrawals you have to make from most retirement plans when you reach the age of 72 (it was 70 ½ for those of you born before July 1, 1949). The amount you’re required… View Article

How To Allocate – And Withdraw – Your Assets- Season 8: Episode 10
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How To Allocate – And Withdraw – Your Assets- Season 8: Episode 10

March 29, 2022

There are at least three important pieces to the retirement portfolio puzzle: asset allocation, asset location, and asset withdrawal. The first two are related to the accumulation (or saving) phase, and the third has to do with the decumulation (or withdrawal) phase. Which assets should go where when saving for retirement? Tax-free, tax-deferred, or personal accounts? A combination of some or all? And when you’re taking the assets out of the portfolio, which one(s) should ideally come out first?

Why We Don’t Panic When the Markets Are Down
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Why We Don’t Panic When the Markets Are Down

March 23, 2022

In any crisis, “playing it safe” to avoid losing your money can seem like the only rational strategy. This is why many investors tend to bail out at the first sign of trouble, which of course sends the markets down even further. But over the past 60 years, we’ve seen repeating patterns of crises, and yet, the market has been resilient, and so far, has recovered every time. 

The Benefits and Costs of a Roth IRA- Season 8: Episode 9
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The Benefits and Costs of a Roth IRA- Season 8: Episode 9

March 22, 2022

One thing that many people would agree on is that paying no taxes is better than paying any taxes at all. This makes the tax-free nature of Roth IRA withdrawals very attractive, as long as all of the specific rules are met. Of course, there’s a cost to getting money into a Roth IRA.  Whether… View Article

What If The Markets Crash Just As You Begin Retirement?- Season 8: Episode 8
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What If The Markets Crash Just As You Begin Retirement?- Season 8: Episode 8

March 15, 2022

What if you retire at the “wrong” time? There’s a genuine fear among many people that right around the time they need to access their nest egg, their portfolio will suffer a big decline because of an unanticipated market crash. There’s nothing we can do to predict or prevent a drop in the stock market. … View Article

Ignoring Conventional Advice on Social Security
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Ignoring Conventional Advice on Social Security

March 10, 2022

Conventional advice says it’s always best to wait as long as possible to take your Social Security benefits so that you can take advantage of the delayed retirement credits that will increase your benefits for each month you wait, up until age 70. Waiting longer means a larger check. And that advice does make sense – sometimes.

The Hidden Risks in Your 401k-  Season 8: Episode 7
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The Hidden Risks in Your 401k- Season 8: Episode 7

March 8, 2022

In the world of investing, time can be one of your biggest allies.  As your time span grows shorter, though, your risks tend to go up: if you need your money sooner rather than later, your stock investments could take a downturn at just the wrong time, leaving you without the funds you need. A Target Date Fund in a 401k is designed to deal with this time-related risk.  As you get closer to retirement, and thus closer to needing your funds, the investments are supposed to become more conservative overall, less volatile, with the goal of preserving your principal. But it doesn’t always work out this way. 

The Retirement Crisis That Isn’t
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The Retirement Crisis That Isn’t

March 3, 2022

You may have heard that there’s a huge retirement crisis in America. They say people aren’t saving nearly enough, they’ll have to rely only on Social Security, and retirees are doomed to run out of money. Even Bankrate tells us that 21% of working Americans aren’t saving anything at all! Sounds pretty scary, doesn’t it?

Tossing the “4-Percent Rule” Out the Window- Season 8: Episode 6
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Tossing the “4-Percent Rule” Out the Window- Season 8: Episode 6

March 1, 2022

You may have heard of the old financial planning adage that says as long as you withdraw no more than 4 percent of your portfolio’s balance each year, it has statistically a much better chance of surviving over a 30-year timespan. Some have said the withdrawal rate should be even lower than that —  maybe no more than 2 percent. But whether the amount is 4 percent, 2 percent, or some other number, the more important  issue is this: what is your withdrawal strategy? Will you potentially have to sell stocks when they’re down in value in order to meet your spending needs?  If so, you’re asking for trouble.

Target Date Funds: Hidden Risks in Your 401k?
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Target Date Funds: Hidden Risks in Your 401k?

February 24, 2022

If you’ve got a retirement plan at work, like a 401(k), there’s a pretty good chance that some of your investment options include something called target-date funds.  

Tax Forms, Due Dates, Extensions: Making Sense of It All- Season 8: Episode 5
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Tax Forms, Due Dates, Extensions: Making Sense of It All- Season 8: Episode 5

February 22, 2022

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It’s Time to Break the 4% Rule
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It’s Time to Break the 4% Rule

February 17, 2022

If you’ve ever read anything about taking withdrawals from your portfolio at retirement, you probably came across something called the “4% rule.” This idea, which came from a few studies done more than 25 years ago, says you should aim to take no more than about 4% of your portfolio starting value as an annual withdrawal, adjusted annually for inflation, if you want it to potentially last for 30 years.   

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