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Tackling Retirement's Tricky Tax Questions
“For the vast majority of people, the issue of how to save, invest and spend in retirement is the hardest, nastiest problem in finance.”
Congress hasn’t made this tough problem easier. When lawmakers can agree at all, they layer poorly drafted law upon law, leaving both the Internal Revenue Service and savers to confront a maze of confusing provisions.
Where to Live When You Retire
Many people have retirement savings in the form of 401(k)s, IRAs, and other such funds, but many people can get stuck when it comes to where they wish to live out their retirement. The Dayton Business Journal has provided the top five places where retirees have, on average, the best financial security, and our very own Dayton comes in at number 5!
Can you enjoy retirement and still leave a nest egg for your kids?
Although, whether they want to admit it or not, I suspect that most parents would like to leave a nest egg of some sorts to their kids. But what if creating or setting aside monies for your children adversely affects your happiness in your golden years? That is where things begin to get a little dicey.
Working After 65?
For a multitude of pandemic and economic reasons, more and more Americans aged 65 and older are working. A study by MagnifyMoney shows that in May, 2022 - 21.9% of Americans over the age of 65 were still working. Two years earlier, that same percentage was 19.5%.
Fight the Bear Market With a Roth IRA
This week’s article takes a look at an animal investors might prefer to come face to face with in the wild than in the stock market: the bear. One silver lining of a sinking stock market is that it puts Roth IRA conversions on discount. This article provides a highly detailed comparison of the tax implications of traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs so that you can determine if a conversion can help you make the most of this downturn
Buying High and Selling Low
We all know the adage “buy low, sell high”, yet in practice it can be easy to freak out and make rash decisions in the stock market. Diving into behavioral economics and psychology, this article presents a pretty convincing case that the best thing you can do for 401(k)’s is to spend less time checking the market.