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Many retirees depend on pensions to fund their retirement, and many employers still offer Defined Benefit pension plans. At retirement, Defined Benefit Plan participants typically have the option to receive their pension as a lump sum (single) payment or in the form of annuity payments.
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As part of your employee benefits package, you have access to all sorts of things like health care coverage, a 401(k) plan and potentially even stock options. However, what could end up being the most beneficial may also be the most overlooked: a health savings account (HSA).
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Many people enjoy a good horror movie. They sit on the edge of their seat or hide behind a blanket in anticipation of what will happen next. But when it comes to your retirement, the thrills and chills are much less entertaining.
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Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) adjusts the benefits that retirees receive to keep up with inflation. On October 12, 2023, the SSA released its official cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement. Here's what you need to know.
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After decades of paying payroll taxes, many people believe that their Social Security benefits are tax-exempt, but this simply isn't the case for a lot of retirees. In fact, the Social Security Administration estimates that 52% of beneficiaries paid income tax on their benefits in 2015 and 56% of all beneficiary families will owe income tax on their benefits from 2015—2050.
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Accumulating wealth and saving for retirement is a familiar concept for many people, even if the specific strategies aren’t. But what about when you transition into retirement and need to make the switch from saving to spending? Is your portfolio set up for success in your golden years?
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Parents want to give their children all the help they can, and if they have the wherewithal to improve their kids’ financial standing, they often do so. One great idea that we’ve used with many of our clients is gifting money to their children to fund a Roth IRA.
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On your wedding day, you took your partner’s hand and promised to be by their side every day for the rest of your lives. And so far, that may be exactly what you’ve done. But now, with retirement looming, you’re readier to take that leap than your spouse. So, what are you supposed to do?
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Although the SECURE ACT is often discussed as one of the largest retirement-focused legislative reform in decades, it included a number of implications for individuals who are divorced or facing a divorce when it became effective January 1, 2020.