The Chicago Financial Planner

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As someone saving for retirement , what should you do now? During the financial crisis there were many stories about how our 401(k) accounts had become “201(k)s.” The PBS Frontline special The Retirement Gamble put much of the blame on Wall Street and they are right to an extent, especially as it pertains to the overall market drop.

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WiserAdvisor

DECEMBER 15, 2023

According to a survey, a significant majority of Americans, approximately 80%, share the common notion that the point of working hard in your adult life is so you can enjoy a nice retirement. After years of dedicated labor and hard work, the prospect of a peaceful retirement appeals to everyone.

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Nationwide Financial

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For people nearing retirement, these challenges can be even more daunting. A market downturn at the start of retirement, hitting portfolio values when retirees begin to take account withdrawals, can be unsettling, even for seasoned investors. Many near-retirees see their highest portfolio values just before retirement.

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WiserAdvisor

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Navigating the complex world of personal finance, especially with retirement looming on the horizon, can be daunting. Working with a financial advisor can significantly enhance your chances of retiring with more wealth. Hiring the best financial advisors for retirement can lead to better savings and investment outcomes.

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Talon Wealth

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We all know retirement is an important milestone that requires careful planning. Of course, one of the most important aspects of retirement planning is managing retirement taxes. Taxes can significantly impact the amount of money you’ll have for retirement. This can be a mistake.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Review your accounts and assess the extent of the damage that has been done. Investors who are well-diversified may be hurt but generally not to the extent of those who are highly allocated to stocks. Review your asset allocation . Approaching retirement and want another opinion on where you stand? Go shopping .

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Sara Grillo

AUGUST 25, 2023

I created this list of financial advisors for small accounts (less than $300,000 in assets) because there are alot of schmucks out there hawking crap products to people with portfolio of this size, and I don’t think it’s fair. Transform Retirement www.transformretirement.com Avg account size: Approx.

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WiserAdvisor

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In a world where the cost of living is steadily climbing and market uncertainties loom large, the idea of a serene retirement can seem like a distant dream. But let’s face it: the importance of saving for retirement hasn’t waned; if anything, it’s become more crucial. When to start saving for retirement?

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Talon Wealth

AUGUST 26, 2023

We all know retirement is an important milestone that requires careful planning. Of course, one of the most important aspects of retirement planning is managing retirement taxes. Taxes can significantly impact the amount of money you’ll have for retirement. This can be a mistake.

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Clever Girl Finance

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Saving money is an important task at any age, but as you hit your 40s, the need to save for retirement grows. While savers in their 40s and 50s typically have a decade or two left to save for retirement given the traditional age of 65, emphasizing saving now can set you up for a dream-worthy retirement.

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Fortune Financial

MAY 21, 2024

Asset placement, – which can be described as the purposeful allocation of a specific investment or asset class into a specific type of account as distinguished by tax classification in order to maximize tax-efficiency, – is an often overlooked part of investment management and estate planning.

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Gen Y Planning

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The traditional view of what retirement should be is quickly fading in the rearview mirror as Gen X and Baby Boomers are flipping the script on what your post-career lifestyle can look like. Is there an alternate option to fully retiring – like going part-time, consulting, or switching to freelancing? Do I want to work at all?

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Carson Wealth

APRIL 25, 2024

Investment strategy: Determine asset allocation and investment vehicles aligned with risk tolerance and financial goals. Retirement planning: Calculate retirement needs and contribute regularly to retirement accounts. What Could Happen if You Don’t Have a Financial Plan? Outliving their money.

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Nationwide Financial

JANUARY 25, 2023

Last year’s considerable losses and market fluctuations underscore the need for clients to assess their retirement plans to ensure it aligns with their objectives, financial situations, timelines, and attitudes toward market volatility. You can help them start the year right by conducting a retirement checkup.

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Investing Caffeine

MAY 3, 2023

These are all interesting and important questions, but preparation for retirement is much more important than panicking over issues you have no control over. For many investors, however, the more important questions to ask and answer relate to your retirement strategy. Risk Tolerance: What is your asset allocation?

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Cordant Wealth Partners

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As you would expect from an outstanding organization like Microsoft, it offers a very robust 401(k) to help employees save for retirement. Tax-Deferred Investment Growth : Dividends, Interest and Capital Gains are not taxed within your 401(k) until retirement allowing your investment returns to compound faster.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

AUGUST 18, 2022

At 50 though, you do need to have some context for how viable your idea of retirement is. Certainly not from that account balance, a bunch of cash flow positive real estate could be a different story. Not sure I will participate because of how uninteresting our accounts are. Time and health are more important than money.

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Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In our planning with clients, we like to employ a “pay yourself first” approach, especially as it relates to retirement planning. This cycle can repeat itself over multiple years, resulting in minimal or no retirement savings. Planning for retirement is a multi-step process with continuous updates and monitoring.

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Discipline Funds

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Look at those discretionary expenses that might not be necessary (cable TV, that Hulu account you never watch, the Pandora music you don’t listen to, etc). Asset Allocation and Goals. We are big advocates of time based asset allocation. Nuke those I-Bond and “high yield savings” accounts.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Early on in my savings journey I prioritized tax-deferred retirement accounts over all else. I like the ease and simplicity of 401k contributions coming out of my paycheck before it ever even touches my checking account. The set-it-and-forget-it nature of a workplace retirement plan is one of my favorite features.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Perhaps it’s time to rebalance and to rethink your ongoing asset allocation. View all accounts as part of a total portfolio. This means IRAs, your 401(k) , taxable accounts, mutual funds , individual stocks and bonds, etc. Approaching retirement and want another opinion on where you stand? Costs matter.

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Darrow Wealth Management

JANUARY 30, 2023

just upended retirement planning…again. The age when retirees must begin drawing from non-Roth retirement accounts increases to 73 in 2023, then 75 in 2033. Those born between 1951 – 1959 can delay taking money from retirement accounts in their own name until 73. The Secure Act 2.0

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Good Financial Cents

MAY 1, 2023

A Contributory IRA, otherwise known as a traditional IRA , is a retirement savings account that allows individuals to make contributions from their earned income. Contributory IRA accounts are held by custodians, such as banks, brokerage firms, and mutual fund companies.

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MainStreet Financial Planning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Beef up your emergency fund – A good rule of thumb is to have between 3-6 months’ worth of expenses set aside in a high-yield savings account. The catch-up contribution (available for anyone over age 50) remains the same at $7500 for elective deferral account and $1k/year for Traditional and Roth IRAs.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JANUARY 19, 2023

A reader asks: Is it crazy to be 100% in stocks from age 32 to sometime in my 50s for my retirement accounts? And another reader asks a similar question: I don’t get why people work a 30+ year career while investing in stocks only to glide path into a heavier bond allocation around retirement.

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Good Financial Cents

JUNE 11, 2023

One thing that I have craved for investors is a tool that allows you to sync all your financial accounts – your investment portfolio, checking and savings accounts, credit cards and other loan accounts – in one place, and then provides an investment-related analysis of your entire portfolio.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

AUGUST 27, 2022

This conversation drifts into the academic realm a little but raises an interest question about how much or how little alpha does the typical person who saved for retirement, trying to make it through and maybe leave a little bit for their kids actually need? The person has been retired the whole time. million to do so and have $1.3

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WiserAdvisor

APRIL 25, 2023

Many people invest in their company-sponsored 401(k)s but only sometimes take the time to review the investments within the account. Rebalancing involves adjusting the mix of assets in your 401(k) portfolio to maintain a desired level of risk and return. Married people may want to save more for their retirement than single investors.

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Darrow Wealth Management

AUGUST 30, 2022

Depending on your financial situation and the type of asset you inherit, your options may differ. Inherited cash, stocks, or a brokerage account. Inheriting money or taxable investment accounts has some big benefits. Further, many beneficiaries are eligible for a step-up in basis on eligible assets.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

DECEMBER 4, 2023

At 50 they say we should have 5-6 times annual salary which works out to about $350,000 by their research, they explain catchup contributions (starting at 50, most retirement account types allow for larger contributions). These things take work but it is your retirement.

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Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Take Advantage of Retirement Plans and Matching Contributions. Most employer retirement plans allow you to save on a tax-deferred basis, meaning that contributions into these types of accounts are not considered in calculating your taxable income. . The beauty of your 20s is the amount of time your money has to compound.

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Trade Brains

DECEMBER 7, 2023

By enrolling in this course you will learn to manage your finances more effectively by mastering budgeting and portfolio creating for a healthy retirement corpus. From the above concepts you will learn how to approach financials and plan for your retirement goals with good risk management. You can enroll in the course here.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MARCH 30, 2024

which accounts for about half of it's total outperformance since inception. Circling back to model ETF portfolio mentioned at the top of this post, the asset allocation was as follows. Right out of the starting block for GHTA, VBAIX fell off a small cliff and GHTA managed to avoid that decline.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The idea that fund company determines the asset allocation, referred to in this context as a glide path, makes no sense to me and then factor in that fund companies uses different glide paths. I would encourage people to engage enough to make just a couple of decisions with how their 401k accounts are invested.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A reader asks: I recently started looking at my mother-in-law’s retirement account. She’s been with [advisor name redacted] since October 2010 and has a 2.61% annual return. According to their chart, the S&P 500 had a 12.95% annual return during that same period.

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Investing Caffeine

JULY 5, 2023

Source: The Financial Times (FT) Dumb Rules of Thumb Wall Street is notorious for providing rules of thumb and shortcuts for the masses, but if investing was that easy, I’d be retired on my private island consuming copious amounts of coconut drinks with tiny umbrellas.

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WiserAdvisor

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When applied to investing, many folks may come to the same conclusion that 80% of their returns are generated from only 20% of their asset allocations. Let’s take a closer look at how the 80/20 rule could affect your retirement savings and see if it would be suitable for your long-term investments. What is the 80/20 rule?

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