Should you withdraw and reinvest your retirement plan money while you are still on the job? Did you know you might be able to take some or all of the money in your 401(k), 403(b), or 457 plan and roll it over into another type of retirement account? Were you aware that you could do this while you … [Read more...] about The Pros and Cons of Early Retirement Plan Rollovers
Retirement Plan Options for Small Businesses
The SECURE Act and CARES Act may complicate the decision. As a small-business owner, figuring out retirement choices can be a little intimidating. How do you pick the most appropriate retirement plan for your business as well as your employees? There are three main types of retirement plans … [Read more...] about Retirement Plan Options for Small Businesses
Health Care Costs Are Cutting into Retirement Preparations
This is happening in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. You may have seen this statistic before or one resembling it: the average 65-year-old retiring couple can now expect to pay more than $250,000 in health care expenses during the rest of their lives. In fact, Fidelity Investments now projects … [Read more...] about Health Care Costs Are Cutting into Retirement Preparations
Lesser Known Provisions of the SECURE Act
What younger investors need to know. The SECURE Act passed into law in late 2019 and changed several aspects of retirement investing. These modifications included modifying the ability to stretch an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and changing the age when IRA holders must start taking required … [Read more...] about Lesser Known Provisions of the SECURE Act
How Women Can Prepare For Retirement
A practical financial checklist for the future. When our parents retired, living to 75 amounted to a nice long life, and Social Security was often supplemented by a pension. The Social Security Administration estimates that today’s average 65-year-old woman will live to age 86½. Given these … [Read more...] about How Women Can Prepare For Retirement
Retirement Is Just The Beginning
See if you are prepared to begin your retirement by answering four key questions. How do you know you are psychologically ready to retire? As a start, ask yourself four questions. One, is your work meaningful? If it is emotionally and psychologically fulfilling, if it gives you a strong sense of … [Read more...] about Retirement Is Just The Beginning
Your Retirement Fact Sheet
Some specifics about the “second act.” Does your vision of retirement align with the facts? Here are some noteworthy financial and lifestyle facts about life after 50 that might surprise you. Up to 85% of a retiree’s Social Security income can be taxed. Some retirees are taken aback when they … [Read more...] about Your Retirement Fact Sheet
Investing for Impact
Socially responsible investment strategies and you. SRI (Socially Responsible Investing), Impact Investing, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Investing belong to a growing category of investment choices that use traditional investing practices to responsibly impact society. In the … [Read more...] about Investing for Impact
Annual Financial To-Do List
Things you can do for your future as the year unfolds. What financial, business, or life priorities do you need to address for the coming year? Now is a good time to think about the investing, saving, or budgeting methods you could employ toward specific objectives, from building your retirement … [Read more...] about Annual Financial To-Do List