Articles Tagged ‘retirement plan’

Retirement Planning Advice on How to Retire the Right Way
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
We’re all probably familiar with the statistics; more than half of the workers in the United States have less than $25,000 in total savings. Furthermore, the median 401(k) and IRA balance for individuals who are near retirement age is less than $80,000. Unfortunately, some people read these figures and decide that it must be okay that they haven’t saved much for retirement, since so many others are in the same situation. What you need to do is get on-board to do some retirement planning. The truth is, there are “right” ways to retire, and wrong ways to retire, and having less...

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Why Buy An Annuity?
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Annuities continue to be quite popular as part of an overall retirement plan. This insurance-based product provides many benefits that retirees find very desirable - most importantly a potential lifetime income stream. Here is some advice about how an annuity can potentially fit into your overall retirement plan. Two important benefits of annuities are deferral of taxes and the ability to put large sums of money into an annuity. You can buy an annuity with much more money than is allowed annually in a 401k plan or on IRA. Annuities also offer a number of different payout options that...

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