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Takeaways From a Conference About Retirement Savings

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In other words, people learn best about personal finance (and other topics) through stories and case study examples. In other words, take action once to automate financial transactions such as payroll deductions for a 401(k) or regular automatic deposits to buy stock or mutual funds.

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Can Farmers Ever Afford to Retire?

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Off-Farm Job Employer Benefits - These include a defined benefit pension, an employer retirement savings plan (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), 457 plan, and thrift savings plan), and other employer benefits (e.g., Simplified Employee Pension (SEP)- This is a retirement savings plan for self-employed workers and small business owners.

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Ten Upsides of Inflation

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This includes Social Security recipients, retirees with COLA-adjusted pensions, and workers with COLAs stipulated in their job or union contracts. 401(k)s) and IRAs are pegged to inflation. This pay increase may or may not cover all of their increased expenses, but it is better than no increase. Many people fall into both camps.

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Annuity Myths and Facts

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They are often bought with money from settlements, investment accounts, and pension plan lump sum distributions. What Not to Do - Annuities are generally not appropriate for qualified retirement plans such as 401(k)s or IRAs. Deferred annuities make payments at a future date and allow annuitants time to make deposits.

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Retirement and Taxes: "To" and "Through" Planning

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If you picture retirement planning and taxes as a Venn Diagram, there is lots of overlap between these two areas of personal finance. Examples include a 401(k) or 403(b) plan and traditional IRA. To Retirement” Planning ¨ Tax-Advantaged Investing- Tax- deferred income is where taxpayers defer paying taxes until a future time.

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Ten Tax Planning Tips for 2022

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2021) or 90% of current year (2022) tax liability using a W-4 form at work for job-related income tax withholding; withholding for Social Security, a pension, and required minimum distributions through account custodians; and/or quarterly estimated payments using IRS Form 1040-ES. 401(k), 403(b), and traditional IRA).

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Highlights From a Women’s Retirement Class

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pension, Social Security, annuities, dividends/capital gains, full- or part -time employment, self-employment) minus fixed (e.g., America’s 401(k) Experiment - 2023 is the 45 th anniversary of tax-deferred 401(k) retirement savings plans that workers fund with voluntary contributions from their pay.

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