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Retirement Calculator — Free Calculators for 401K, Roth IRA, Savings and More

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An IRA, or individual retirement account, is a tax-advantaged account that savers open on their own through a bank, credit union or brokerage. Source link The post Retirement Calculator — Free Calculators for 401K, Roth IRA, Savings and More appeared first on Savings Corner. A 457 plan is offered to government workers.

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Investment Methods

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA). It caught me by surprise that the stocks/mutual funds in which I invested while in the 401K could not be transferred in kind to my IRA. Instead, they had to be sold within the 401K and the proceeds reinvested in the IRA.

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Seniors – Keep Your Allocations

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Examples of financial advisor suggestions that would have steered my family wrong: An estate trustee at a bank recommended selling off Chevron stock that my Aunt owned “because it is too risky”. Vanguard’s Personal Financial Planner thought I should change invest all my retirement money in bonds when I moved it from my 401K to an IRA.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Kevin Mulligan from RothIRA.com’s Retirement Planning Blog tells us how to Take Advantage of Retirement Accounts for a Side Business. Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. A Reverse mortgages has both advantages & disadvantages.&#. Don’t worry, there are options.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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After all it was not the people who caused the problem so why should they suffer while the banks get off scot-free? Franklin presents Traditional IRA Versus Roth IRA posted at Better Retirement Planning , saying, ” Many taxpayers puzzle over whether to contribute to traditional versus Roth tax-advantaged retirement plans.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Anisha Sekar presents Data Breaches and Identity Theft: How Much You Could Lose posted at NerdWallet , saying, “Thankfully, in the case of a data breach like Global Payments, your bank or credit union will shoulder most of the burden of keeping you safe, letting you know if your account is compromised and issuing a new card if necessary.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

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Without insurance, this could literally break the bank for many people. Franklin presents Traditional and Roth IRA posted at Retirement Planning , saying, ” Many taxpayers puzzle over whether to contribute to traditional versus Roth tax-advantaged retirement plans. This expense is usually well worth the trade.

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