Retirement Planning

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SHOULD YOU ROTH?

BusinessWeek 24 days ago

SHOULD YOU ROTH? By most accounts the single best retirement savings plan is the Roth IRA. The main reason: Since you've already paid tax on the money going in, you don't have to pay taxes on accumulated gains when you withdraw money ...

Half of workers changing jobs cash out 401k

AP News 26 days ago

Warnings to save ignored as half of workers changing jobs cash out 401K Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when they lose their jobs or move to new employers. ...

Study: Recession makes retiring at 65 harder

AP News 27 days ago

Retirement study shows nearly half of US households lack money to retire by 65 Workers in more than half of U.S. households will likely be unable to retire at 65 at the same lifestyle they enjoy today, a new study says. The ...

More Americans plan to delay retirement: surveys

Reuters US Online Report Top News 33 days ago

BOSTON (Reuters) - More Americans plan to delay retirement following steep drops in the value of their savings accounts, data from several new surveys show. A study to be released on Thursday by Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial Inc found 65 percent ...

Judge tosses suit saying pilots got sham divorces

AP News 35 days ago

Judge tosses out Continental Airlines suit claiming 9 pilots got sham divorces A federal judge Monday tossed out a Continental Airlines Inc. lawsuit accusing nine pilots of getting sham divorces so their ex-spouses could collect the pilots' retirement benefits while they kept ...

The Basics of IRA Roth Accounts

Inform 40 days ago

The government has set specific guidelines that you should know and understand if you are looking to work on your retirement investments and savings. The federal approach is to provide good retirement benefits to every individual, but there are certain restrictions based ...

About 401(k) Accounts

Inform 40 days ago

When it comes to important life strategies, such as saving for your 401(k), it is important to know the details. A 401(k) is a financial method designed to help people save for their retirement. It is so titled because it was named ...

WaMu employees' lawsuit against JPMorgan dismissed

AP News 47 days ago

Judge dismisses WaMu employees' lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over retirement account losses An attempt by former Washington Mutual Inc. employees to recoup their retirement account losses from JPMorgan Chase & Co., part of a complex tangle of litigation stemming from WaMu's collapse ...

Education plays a factor in outlook on retirement

AP News 48 days ago

Education influences how long many expect to work after they 'retire,' new survey finds When you hear that retirement isn't what it used to be, a first thought might be of active seniors traveling the globe instead of sitting in rocking chairs. ...

Retirement Q&A: Required Minimum Distributions

AP News 52 days ago

Retirement Q&A: Required Minimum Distributions When you reach 70 1/2 and you have IRAs or certain other tax-deferred retirement accounts, the IRS requires you to take out some of the money to begin paying the taxes. Failure to make a mandated withdrawal, ...

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