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6 Most Important Points to Consider Before Rolling your 401k to an IRA
Gone are the days that someone joins a company out of college, grows with the same employer throughout their career, and then retires off into the sunset with a nice pension. Now, people move from job to job more frequently, and more often than not, they will have to rely on their own retirement savings…
Read MoreSocial Security Benefits: When to claim them if you’re still working
You’ve just celebrated your 65th birthday and you’re ready to claim your Social Security benefits. Not so fast! Although you have reached the traditional retirement age, you enjoy your work and plan to continue working for a few more years. How does this impact your decision to begin Social Security benefits? What is FRA (and…
Read MoreTraditional IRA vs. Roth IRA: Which is Best for You?
Saving for retirement shouldn’t be complicated, but with so many retirement savings options, from 401ks to IRAs and more, knowing the best way to save can be confusing. How much you make, whether you’re self-employed or have a company-sponsored retirement plan are just some of the criteria that will determine what solution is best for…
Read MoreThe Biggest and Costliest 401k Mistakes People Make and How to Avoid Them
When you first start a job and become eligible to contribute to a 401(k) or employer-sponsored retirement savings plan, you fill out a few forms, decide how much you want to have deducted from each paycheck and pick some investment options. Then each month, like clockwork, money is taken from your paycheck and put into…
Read MoreTop 5 RMD (Required Minimum Distribution) Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
When you put earned income into a tax-deferred account like an IRA or a 401(k), Uncle Sam eventually wants to collect those taxes. So starting in the year you turn 70 ½, the IRS requires that you take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). It’s important to know when and how much to take to avoid…
Read MoreThe 5 Biggest Retirement Planning Mistakes
One of the primary reasons that clients come to us at Glassman Wealth Services is they want to know if, and when, they can retire. Just the thought of retirement can cause anxiety and many feel overwhelmed and unprepared. In fact, one of the biggest dilemmas for those approaching retirement is balancing the life they…
Read MoreThe 5 Most Important Baby Boomer Retirement Problems
If bigger is better, then the Baby Boomers, some 76 million strong and the largest generation in US history, can consider itself large and in charge. This generation, born from 1946 to 1964, has wielded their influence on just about every aspect of American life and they continue to do so. They have more discretionary…
Read MoreRetirement Rules of Thumb Don’t Always Apply
I had a conversation recently with John Waggoner, the personal finance columnist for USA Today where we talked about the assumptions that many people still make about retirement, such as retirees will spend less money in retirement (they don’t), they can safely withdraw 4%-5% each year for living expenses (it depends), and the need to…
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