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With the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, there is still time to take advantage of 2021 contributions and establish your 2022 ones. After all, who will if you do not look out for your [...]

According to a recent “Retirement Trends” survey by Fidelity Investments, 96 percent of Americans saving for retirement don’t know the current contribution limit for an [...]

Do you have an Individual Retirement account (IRA)? Do you need to access that account and are not yet 59 ½ to avoid the 10% penalty imposed by the IRS? If you answered these two questions, there [...]

Last week we looked at 401(k) maintenance and how your choices can affect your retirement accounts. But investing in a 401(k) is not the only way for people to save for retirement. Depending on [...]

So far this year I have written posts on taxes and how the tax tables as withholding too little from most paychecks, for more information see 2018 & 2019 Income Taxes. Then last week I did a [...]

Are you saving enough for your retirement? Chances are you are not considering the majority of Americans have less than $20,000 saved in retirement accounts. This means you will need to consider [...]

Do you understand how inflation can affect your retirement? If not, you might want to read this post and consider how inflation can have a distinct impact on your retirement accounts. The basics [...]

Are you retired and considering making a contribution to your IRA? This is a question I do see and get from time to time from people approaching retirement or already in their retirement. There [...]

What is more important than paying off debt? As it turns, out saving for retirement starting as early as you can and with as much as you can afford to save. I will show you some figures a little [...]

We are fast approaching the deadline to make contributions to your 2015 Individual Retirement Accounts. As many people wait until they file their taxes to fund their IRA’s this may not be an [...]