retirement
Is an Immediate Annuity for You?
Is an Immediate Annuity for You?
Before buying, ask some key questions to learn exactly what you’re getting and how this type of annuity can create reliable retirement income.
July 10, 2020
Saver's Credit: A Retirement Tax Break for the Middle Class
Saver's Credit: A Retirement Tax Break for the Middle Class
Your retirement contributions could be the key to a lower tax bill.
July 9, 2020
Making the Best of a Forced Retirement
Making the Best of a Forced Retirement
Chances are good that you will have to leave the workforce earlier than you had planned. Will you be ready?
July 8, 2020
Avoid Blindly Following Random Benchmarks on the Road to Retirement
Avoid Blindly Following Random Benchmarks on the Road to Retirement
Unless the benchmark is relevant to your personal plan, it could steer you into taking a wrong turn.
July 8, 2020
Where Should You Retire?
Where Should You Retire?
This week, our Your Money's Worth podcast host Ryan Ermey interviews co-host Sandy Block about her recent story about the best retirement destinations…
July 7, 2020
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Find a Great Place to Retire
Find a Great Place to Retire
Our cities provide plenty of space to spread out without skimping on health care or other amenities.
July 2, 2020
Searching for the Perfect Place to Retire
Searching for the Perfect Place to Retire
We home in on two places with less traffic and lower costs.
July 2, 2020
10 IRS Audit Red Flags for Retirees
10 IRS Audit Red Flags for Retirees
Watch out: These things can increase the chances that the IRS will give your tax return a closer look.
July 1, 2020
Travel the World Without Leaving Home in Retirement
Travel the World Without Leaving Home in Retirement
You can still visit museums and marvel at their great works of art, tour historical landmarks and stroll through foreign cities ... from the comfort o…
July 1, 2020
Exit Strategies for Charitable Remainder Trusts
Exit Strategies for Charitable Remainder Trusts
CRTs offer tax and income-planning flexibility as life changes over the years.
July 1, 2020
Hail to Your Finances, Regardless of Who Wins Presidency
Hail to Your Finances, Regardless of Who Wins Presidency
Don’t try to navigate your investment choices based on election uncertainty. And don’t wait to find out who wins in November to make financial decisio…
June 30, 2020
Did You Know You Can Start, Stop and Then Restart Social Security?
Did You Know You Can Start, Stop and Then Restart Social Security?
Check out Social Security claiming strategies (some familiar and others you may never have heard of) that could help those in or near retirement durin…
June 29, 2020
Resources for alternative forms of transportation needed by many older adults
Resources for alternative forms of transportation needed by many older adults
For many older adults, having an alternative mode of transportation may be the difference between independence and social isolation.
June 29, 2020
Stay on Top of RMD Rule Changes for 2020
Stay on Top of RMD Rule Changes for 2020
Between the SECURE Act and the CARES Act, the landscape has changed for RMDs this year. You don’t need to take one, for instance. And if you already h…
June 29, 2020
For Pilots, Retirement Planning Is No Place to Wing It
For Pilots, Retirement Planning Is No Place to Wing It
Some special circumstances make pilots prime candidates for needing professional financial advice.
June 29, 2020
14 Social Security Tasks You Can Do Online
14 Social Security Tasks You Can Do Online
Why visit a government office to get your Social Security business done? You can do much of that online.
June 26, 2020
Stars Align for Some Special Wealth Planning Opportunities
Stars Align for Some Special Wealth Planning Opportunities
A confluence of special tax, interest rate and market circumstances makes this a great time to execute income and wealth planning strategies that can …
June 26, 2020
Retirees Get Another Break with Expansion of RMD Waiver
Retirees Get Another Break with Expansion of RMD Waiver
The CARES Act cancelled "required minimum distributions" for 2020...and the IRS just expanded that relief to help more seniors and give more time to u…
June 24, 2020
Tax Changes and Key Amounts for the 2020 Tax Year
Tax Changes and Key Amounts for the 2020 Tax Year
Americans are facing a long list of tax changes for the 2020 tax year...and it's never too early to start thinking about next year's return.
June 22, 2020
12 Ways to Get Your Retirement Plan Back on Track
12 Ways to Get Your Retirement Plan Back on Track
If your financial situation hits a rough spot, there are a number of things you can do to get your retirement plan moving in the right direction again…
June 19, 2020
What's My Social Security Full Retirement Age?
What's My Social Security Full Retirement Age?
Your full retirement age is the age at which you are eligible to receive 100% of your Social Security retirement benefit. When the Social Security Act…
June 18, 2020
Retirement Savings Calculator
Retirement Savings Calculator
Our exclusive Retirement Savings Calculator will help you estimate the future value of your retirement savings and determine how much more you need to…
June 18, 2020
Calculate Your Required Minimum Distribution From IRAs
Calculate Your Required Minimum Distribution From IRAs
RMDs are suspended for 2020. This helps seniors protect retirement savings affected by the coronavirus-induced economic meltdown. But even if you're n…
June 18, 2020
State-by-State Guide to Taxes on Retirees
State-by-State Guide to Taxes on Retirees
Click on any state in the map below for a detailed summary of taxes on retirement income, property and purchases, as well as special tax breaks for se…
June 18, 2020
Will Your Stimulus Check Increase the Tax on Your Social Security Benefits?
Will Your Stimulus Check Increase the Tax on Your Social Security Benefits?
It comes down to whether your stimulus check will boost your "provisional income."
June 18, 2020