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Individual Retirement Accounts: What You Need to Know

Money Talk

Tax planning involves looking ahead and projecting future income and tax write-offs. Baby Boomer Challenges - Baby boomers (born 1946-1964) were the first generation with the ability to save money for retirement in 403(b)s, 401(k)s, and IRAs for decades (their parent’s generation had pensions). There is no way out.

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Highlights From a Conference on Retirement Savings

Money Talk

At the 2022 Retirement Summit sponsored by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), there were four main topics: improving individuals’ access to retirement savings plans, reducing plan leakage (i.e., Savings Fosters Success - Studies have shown that just being in the retirement system in some capacity (e.g.,

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SECURE 2.0 Act Financial Planning Opportunities in 2023 and Beyond

Money Talk

Act of 2022 , passed last December, has financial planning opportunities for both the accumulation and distribution phases of retirement planning. New Catch-Up Limit - Currently, additional catch-up savings ($7,500 in 2023) in employer retirement plans is available for workers age 50+. The SECURE 2.0

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

Money Talk

If you picture retirement planning and taxes as a Venn Diagram, there is lots of overlap between these two areas of personal finance. This is true both during one’s working years (when taxpayers are saving for retirement) and later, when people are older and withdrawing taxable income from tax-deferred accounts.

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Financial Planning Tips for Older Women

Money Talk

I recently taught a 90-minute personal finance class for women age 50+. About 90% of women will need to manage money alone at some point in their lives. ¨ “Through Retirement” Goals- Working age women often focus on “to retirement” goals (e.g., 401(k)s), tax-deferred accounts (e.g.,

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Congress Proposes SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections Bill

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) was signed into law on December 29, 2022 as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, and included a myriad of required and optional plan design changes for retirement plan sponsors and employers (described in more detail here ). Automatic Enrollment Provision Applied to Multiemployer Plans.

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Can Farmers Ever Afford to Retire?

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Benefits are based on a worker’s 35 highest earning years and delayed retirement credits between full retirement age and age 70 increase benefit amounts. Off-Farm Job Employer Benefits - These include a defined benefit pension, an employer retirement savings plan (e.g., health insurance).

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