What was YOUR biggest lesson from 2020, besides avoid pandemics?Today we’ll share our top 5 (plus an “honorable mention”) events from maybe the weirdest year in recent memory.
Take your retirement account and divide it by half.This is the real amount that you have saved for retirement
With little more than a week left to take tax-friendly withdrawals from individual retirement accounts and 401(k)s under the Cares Act, people stung financially or physically by Covid-19 are making last-minute decisions while wading through a thicket of rules that could have an impact on future taxes.
The end of the year is fast approaching, yet there is still time to take charge of your taxes.
While that might seem like something only the wealthy would do, there are also ways for the average American to save money — even if you are part of the 90% who take the standard deduction (which is $12,400 for single filers in 2020).
IRA guru Ed Slott doesn’t trust politicians with his taxes—and doesn’t think you should, either.
A well-known retirement expert (and a recovering certified public accountant), Slott leads seminars for financial planners, advises regular folks on how to retire securely and recently updated his 2003 classic, “The New Retirement Savings Time Bomb,” to address Congress’ latest indiscretions.
Hi, I'm Christine Benz for Morningstar.Many people will find themselves in what they hope will be a temporarily low tax bracket in 2020
Hi, I'm Christine Benz for Morningstar.Required minimum distributions are on hold for 2020
Time is running out to take advantage of certain retirement- and tax-related provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which are set to expire on Dec.31, 2020.
Individual retirement accounts have strict rules for depositing and withdrawing money.But there are exceptions, and one of them is attracting attention these days—“substantially equal periodic payments.”
Often referred to as 72(t) plans, this option allows those under the age of 59½ to withdraw funds early from their traditional IRA accounts, for any reason, without paying the usual early-withdrawal penalty of 10% on top of the regular taxes.
“Make sure you commit to the payment plan,” says Sarah Brenner, Director of Retirement Education at Ed Slott & Co., a tax-consulting firm in Rockville Centre, N.Y.“You really need to be sure you want to be locked into the payment plan for a long duration.”
