Retirement Savings

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Over the last year it's become abundantly clear that the stock market can devastate even seemingly healthy retirement accounts. Even so, with the guaranteed income of traditional pensions disappearing, most investors have little choice. The vulnerabilities of the 401(k) plan have cast doubt on whether a voluntary savings plan is the best way for workers to prepare for retirement. There are some possible alternatives coming, however, that might just catch on. One that may become available in January offers a guaranteed pension-like retirement benefit alongside a 401(k). It's called the DB(k) and it was created in the tax code in 2006. The law allows ... Read Full Story

With less than 45 days left in 2009, here are ten strategies you may want to consider before the end of the year: 1. Have you fully funded your 401(k)? If your finances allow you to do so, why not consider maxing out your 401(k) or other retirement plan for the remaining pay periods? Granted you haven’t already maxed it out. Contributions made to traditional IRAs and 401(k)s are typically made with pre-tax dollars which potentially could reduce your tax bill. Editor’s note: Take a moment today to review your 2009 contributions. Have you maxed out? Will you get there? The maximum you can ... Read Full Story

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 during retirement. But strict income limits have prevented highly compensated employees from opening an account. A $100,000 earnings cap on anyone wanting to shift money from a traditional IRA to a Roth also acts as a limit on the well-off. Most investors know that a Roth conversion gold rush is set to begin in 2010, when the earnings limit on conversions will ... Read Full Story