Social Security Claiming Mistakes Can Be Expensive.
Social Security claiming mistakes can result in more than just lost income; you might end-up paying thousands in extra taxes later!
Social Security claiming mistakes can result in more than just lost income; you might end-up paying thousands in extra taxes later!
Longevity risk is real. Accumulating assets for retirement was a lot easier than managing retirement income. Now you practically have to be an actuary to make sure your money doesn’t run out before you do!
Longevity risk is real. Accumulating assets for retirement was a lot easier than managing retirement income. Now you practically have to be an actuary to make sure your money doesn’t run out before you do!
A Roth conversion for some IRA assets may provide more tax savings than you realize.
Over half of all Americans expect to live a comfortable retirement and only one third think Social Security will be important to them.
The Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the long-term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds.
I wish I could take credit for this list, but I can’t. This is from the Society of Actuaries who outlined these unexpected or shocking expenses in its 2015 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey. I doubt it’s changed much since. Here they’re ranked by the likelihood of it happening.
There may be times when you might decide it’s worth claiming your Social Security benefits early!
What could those tax hikes look like? Let’s consider the possibilities.
IRAs are popular choices as a retirement vehicle, today holding over $11 trillion in assets, estimated to comprise more than one-third of all retirement assets. What’s interesting is that naming trusts as IRA beneficiaries has become more common.
When it comes to building a solid financial future, finding the right investment vehicle can be a daunting task. Comparisons are often made between an IUL (Indexed Universal Life Insurance) and a Roth IRA (Individual Retirement Account) as a choice between getting life insurance or investing in the stock market. While an IUL can give the appearance of doing both; however that’s not really the case – and, often, this can lead to unrealistic expectations.
Given the size of our growing national debt it’s no wonder so many people believe taxes will be higher in the future. We have an ageing population and there are a number of factors at work: There’s the annual deficit plus money needed to fund Medicare and Social Security, just to mention a few.