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Want to Save More? Tap Some Funds Early? Here Are 3 Retirement Savings Tricks.
Retirement savings accounts are governed by well-known rules on everything from income eligibility to contribution levels to the timing and size of withdrawals. But there are a number of financial-planning opportunities these accounts offer that often get overlooked because holders worry about taxes and penalties. While savers should be cautious about provisions that allow them…
Read MorePODCAST41: Reilly’s Laws of Tax Planning
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Read MoreSelf-Employed? Here’s What You Need To Know About Retirement Planning
In 2019, more than 16 million American workers were self-employed. This year, the coronavirus pandemic has forced even more Americans to become their own bosses. Although there are positives to building your own business, juggling the responsibilities that come with it can make it difficult to plan for retirement. There are many reasons retirement plans are often pushed…
Read MorePODCAST40: Where can I get help regarding my DROP plan?
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Read MoreReilly’s Laws of Tax Planning
As the War of The Ring, brought the long ignored hobbits and their pleasant Shire to the center of the concerns of Middle-earth, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act brings forth from obscurity a band of otherwise meek and mostly happy and content modest creatures. That would be the small band of geeks, in every…
Read MoreThe Secret to Saving the Perfect Amount of Money Every Time You Get Paid
Personal finance is full of rules of thumb — spend 30% of your income on rent, put 20% down on a house, save a year’s salary by the time you turn 30. The principles sound great in the abstract, but sometimes they’re hard to apply to everyday situations. For example, what should you do the…
Read MoreThe 5 biggest retirement mistakes you could make
Are you planning for when you retire? Good idea. Stay clear of making these 5 huge, common mistakes when it comes to retirement. When I first started going to my financial advisor in 2019 at the tender (and all-too-adult) age of 29, I learned a lot about investing and the market itself. He was also…
Read MoreBoost Your Retirement Savings
Saving for retirement is a great way to lower your taxes and build a sizable nest egg. Use these tax tips to boost your retirement savings. Would you walk away from money? If you’re among the 51 million Americans who participate in a company’s 401(k) plan, you can contribute up to $19,500 in 2020. And…
Read More6 retirement-planning mistakes to avoid when you are in your 60s
Once you hit your 60s, it’s time to figure out when you want to retire — and whether or not you can make it happen. By the age of 67, which is when people born in 1960 or later can fully retire on Social Security, you should have 10 times your final salary saved, according to…
Read MoreNo Pension? No Problem. Here Are 3 Steps to Replicate a Retirement Paycheck
Americans used to retire with a monthly pension from their employer. All they had to do was cash the check every month, and a sizable chunk of their retirement income was guaranteed. Nowadays, pensions are most common for government workers. Most people instead finance retirement from some combination of Social Security and tax-advantaged accounts like…
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