Download or read book 31 Simple Rules for Protecting Your IRAs and 401 k s written by Steve Weisman and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-10-12 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Protecting Your IRAs and 401(k)s (ISBN: 9780132333849) by Steve Weisman. Available in print and digital formats. A quick, indispensable checklist for better retirement decision-making and financial planning--and a more secure, comfortable retirement! When it comes to retirement, the decisions you make earlier in life can go a long way in determining your financial success or failure in retirement and the quality of your retirement experience. Knowing and following a few simple rules can help you make good decisions....

Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Protecting Your 401 K and IRA written by Bill Lane and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No need to panic. Written by financial experts, this essential guide tells investors how to keep their investments safe in this difficult economy. Readers will discover how economic upswings and downturns affect investment plans, and what can be done to anticipate these trends; changes in investment rules and guidelines and their impact on 401(k)s and IRAs; and how to identify the proper investment decisions for their needs. - On NPR's March 7, 2008, broadcast of All Things Considered, discussion centered on new weaknesses in the economy, and quite a bit of time was devoted to a story on how to protect your 401(k) - In 2000, 40 million 401(k) participants had an average account balance of about $50,000 and total assets of $2 trillion

Download or read book 401 k s IRAs For Dummies written by Ted Benna and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the basics down to investing, get the most out of your 401(k) and IRA in any economic environment When you’re ready to start setting aside (or withdrawing) money for your retirement—whenever that might be—401(k)s & IRAs For Dummies is here for you! It covers both types of retirement plans because they each have valuable tax benefits, and you may be able to contribute to both at the same time. With the practical advice in this book, you learn how to manage your accounts, minimize your investment risk, and maximize your returns. Sounds like a win-win, no matter your situation or where you’re at in life. Written by a well-known expert and ‘father of the 401 (k)’ , Ted Benna, 401(k)s & IRAs For Dummies helps you keep up with the ever-changing rules surrounding both retirement plans—including the rules from the SECURE and CARES Acts—and avoid the mistakes that can lead to higher taxes and penalties. Additional topics include: Tax strategies before and after retirement Required distributions and how much you need to take Penalties for taking money out early and how to avoid them What happens to your or your spouse’s retirement plan after death or divorce The rules for taking money out of an inherited plan Methods for calculating required minimum distributions Special tax benefits for conversions to Roth IRAs How to recharacterize IRA or Roth contributions Why IRA based plans are a better options for many small employers Helping solo entrepreneurs and other small businesses pick the right type of plan Whether you’re just starting to think about a retirement plan, planning when to retire, or you’re facing retirement, you’ll find useful and practical guidance in 401(k)s & IRAs For Dummies. Get your copy today!

Download or read book The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty written by Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here at last are the hard-to-find answers to the dizzying array of financial questions plaguing those who are age fifty and older. The financial world is more complex than ever, and people are struggling to make sense of it all. If you’re like most people moving into the phase of life where protecting—as well as growing-- assets is paramount, you’re faced with a number of financial puzzles. Maybe you’re struggling to get your kids through college without drawing down your life’s savings. Perhaps you sense your nest egg is at risk and want to move into safer investments. Maybe you’re contemplating downsizing to a smaller home, but aren’t sure of the financial implications. Possibly, medical expenses have become a bigger drain than you expected and you need help assessing options. Perhaps you’ll shortly be eligible for social security but want to optimize when and how to take it. Whatever your specific financial issue, one thing is certain—your range of choices is vast. As the financial world becomes increasingly complex, what you need is deeply researched advice from professionals whose credentials are impeccable and who prize clarity and straightforwardness over financial mumbo-jumbo. Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and the Schwab team have been helping clients tackle their toughest money issues for decades. Through Carrie’s popular “Ask Carrie” columns, her leadership of the Charles Schwab Foundation, and her work across party lines through two White House administrations and with the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, she has become one of America’s most trusted sources for financial advice. Here, Carrie will not only answer all the questions that keep you up at night, she’ll provide answers to many questions you haven’t considered but should.

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Download or read book Making Money from Money written by Tom Lydon and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from The ETF Trend Following Playbook: Profiting from Trends in Bull or Bear Markets with Exchange Traded Funds (ISBN: 9780137029013) by Tom Lydon. Available in print and digital formats. What you need to know about currency trading—and how to use currency ETFs to profit from it. In recent years, the dollar has become significantly weaker than other major currencies. At one point, US$1 was worth half of £1. But having a strong or weak currency is never uniformly a good or bad thing. Consider the implications for both circumstances. With a weak dollar, you may be less inclined to purchase goods manufactured in countries with much stronger currencies. Meanwhile....

Download or read book Is Refinancing the Right Financial Move for You written by Carolyn Warren and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element is an excerpt from Homebuyers Beware: Who’s Ripping You Off Now?--What You Must Know About the New Rules of Mortgage and Credit (ISBN: 9780137020164) by Carolyn Warren. Available in print and digital formats. The six questions you must ask before you refinance--and the answers that can save you a fortune! Working as a loan officer, I’ve advised homeowners not to refinance, even though it meant forgoing a commission. To determine whether refinancing is a good financial move, you must look at all sides of the equation, not just the monthly savings. Here are the six questions to ask when you’re considering a refinance....

Download or read book How to File a Financial Advice Complaint written by Bonnie Kirchner and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Who Can You Trust With Your Money? Get the Help You Need Now and Avoid Dishonest Advisors (9780137033652), by Bonnie Kirchner. Available in print and digital formats. When to file a complaint, how to do it, and what to expect after you do. Investors may not be aware that they are being taken advantage of because there hasn’t been obvious misappropriation of their funds, and the only clues may be disappointing investment returns. According to FINRA, you should be aware that certain types of conduct in the securities industry are prohibited, including the following...

Download or read book Making Sure Your Finances Are in Order Before Being Laid Off written by Martha I. Finney and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-11-02 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element is an excerpt from Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss (ISBN: 9780137021147) by Martha Finney. Available in print and digital formats. A step-by-step plan for financial self-protection: make it easier to survive a layoff financially, whether you expect one or not. Even if you aren’t facing an immediate layoff, there are actions you can and should take to put yourself in the best position to absorb the financial shock should the time come. Being employed makes it easier to make some of these changes, so consider doing them now....

Download or read book The White Coat Investor written by James M. Dahle and published by White Coat Investor LLC the. This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a practicing emergency physician, The White Coat Investor is a high-yield manual that specifically deals with the financial issues facing medical students, residents, physicians, dentists, and similar high-income professionals. Doctors are highly-educated and extensively trained at making difficult diagnoses and performing life saving procedures. However, they receive little to no training in business, personal finance, investing, insurance, taxes, estate planning, and asset protection. This book fills in the gaps and will teach you to use your high income to escape from your student loans, provide for your family, build wealth, and stop getting ripped off by unscrupulous financial professionals. Straight talk and clear explanations allow the book to be easily digested by a novice to the subject matter yet the book also contains advanced concepts specific to physicians you won't find in other financial books. This book will teach you how to: Graduate from medical school with as little debt as possible Escape from student loans within two to five years of residency graduation Purchase the right types and amounts of insurance Decide when to buy a house and how much to spend on it Learn to invest in a sensible, low-cost and effective manner with or without the assistance of an advisor Avoid investments which are designed to be sold, not bought Select advisors who give great service and advice at a fair price Become a millionaire within five to ten years of residency graduation Use a "Backdoor Roth IRA" and "Stealth IRA" to boost your retirement funds and decrease your taxes Protect your hard-won assets from professional and personal lawsuits Avoid estate taxes, avoid probate, and ensure your children and your money go where you want when you die Minimize your tax burden, keeping more of your hard-earned money Decide between an employee job and an independent contractor job Choose between sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Company, S Corporation, and C Corporation Take a look at the first pages of the book by clicking on the Look Inside feature Praise For The White Coat Investor "Much of my financial planning practice is helping doctors to correct mistakes that reading this book would have avoided in the first place." - Allan S. Roth, MBA, CPA, CFP(R), Author of How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street "Jim Dahle has done a lot of thinking about the peculiar financial problems facing physicians, and you, lucky reader, are about to reap the bounty of both his experience and his research." - William J. Bernstein, MD, Author of The Investor's Manifesto and seven other investing books "This book should be in every career counselor's office and delivered with every medical degree." - Rick Van Ness, Author of Common Sense Investing "The White Coat Investor provides an expert consult for your finances. I now feel confident I can be a millionaire at 40 without feeling like a jerk." - Joe Jones, DO "Jim Dahle has done for physician financial illiteracy what penicillin did for neurosyphilis." - Dennis Bethel, MD "An excellent practical personal finance guide for physicians in training and in practice from a non biased source we can actually trust." - Greg E Wilde, M.D Scroll up, click the buy button, and get started today!

Download or read book Make Sure You Have a Plan for Your Exit Before You are Laid Off written by Martha I. Finney and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element is an excerpt from Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss (ISBN: 9780137021147) by Martha Finney. Available in print and digital formats. Be ready: know what to say and do when they’re laying you off...what never to say and do...and what to do if you lose it! Almost every layoff includes a long walk down a hall to a room with a closed door. You know who’s behind that door. Your boss. Maybe someone from HR. You want to handle the meeting with dignity, but you’re afraid you’ll lose it. That walk is your chance to regroup and prepare....

Download or read book The Truth About Protecting Your IRAs and 401 k s written by Steve Weisman and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All you need to know about every IRA, every 401(k)…even HSAs, and more! · The truth about getting the most benefits at the lowest cost · The truth about avoiding the pitfalls that can kill your retirement · The truth about choosing the best strategies for you--and your kids The Truth About Protecting Your IRAs and 401(k)s arms you with the up-to-the-minute knowledge you need to build your retirement income, as you reduce your costs, taxes, and risks! Consumer finance expert and nationally syndicated radio host Steve Weisman offers 48 quick, bite-size, just-the-facts information about every type of tax-advantaged retirement investments: self-directed, stretch, SIMPLE, SEP, Roth, and spousal IRAs, 401(k)s, and more. You'll find up-to-the-minute guidance on avoiding pitfalls that can cost you a fortune…choosing the right retirement strategies for both you and your heirs…planning retirement investments when you’re a married or unmarried couple…widening your 401(k) investment options…and much more. Like every book in The Truth About Series, this book distills all the essential knowledge you need on a topic...presents it clearly, simply, and quickly, with an “a-ha!” on every page...and shows exactly how to put it to work in your daily life. Easy to read, easy to use, it’s all you need to gain retirement security--and protect it for the rest of your life!

Download or read book Getting Your Retirement Act Right written by Trent A. Hamm and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from The Simple Dollar: How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of His Dreams (9780137054251) by Trent Hamm. Available in print and digital formats. Retirement: how to start imagining and planning your exciting “next act”! Retirement no longer equals idleness. The new frontier of building professional opportunities comes from connecting with communities of peers who are also engaged in your career. Rather than focusing on who you are, they value what you can provide–and Americans nearing retirement age have a lot to offer. So, what excites you? What do you want to do next?

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Download or read book 16 Expert Lessons for Successfully Managing Your Personal Finances Collection written by FT Press Delivers and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your fast, foolproof money primer: escape debt, fix your credit, buy the right house, pay for college, prepare for retirement, and more! Expert, step-by-step guidance for solving money problems and building real wealth and security! Discover new ways to fix your credit (and cut interest payments)…buy the right home and finance it the right way…cut the costs of college and life’s other biggest expenses…build the comfortable retirement you thought you couldn’t have! From world-renowned leaders and experts, including Gregory Karp, Carolyn Warren, James W. Walker, Linda H. Lewis, and Jane White Included in this collection: · Some Aggressive Ways to Fix Your Credit (Carolyn Warren) · Make Your Credit Cards Work for You Instead of You for Them (Gregory Karp) · How to Get Out of Credit Card Debtor’s Prison: Stop Hemorrhaging Money and Start Saving (Jane White) · Fighting Identity Theft!: How to Protect Your Personal Finances (Carolyn Warren) · 31 Simple Rules for Protecting Your IRAs and 401(k)s (Steve Weisman) · Retirement Isn’t the Only Option: What Do You Want to Do with Your Options? (James W. Walker and Linda H. Lewis) · Determining Living Expenses for Retirement: Planning How to Live Well in Your Post-Work Life (James W. Walker and Linda H. Lewis) · Homebuying Tips on How to Get the World’s Cheapest Loan (Carolyn Warren) · Homebuying Tips on Credit and Credit Scores (Carolyn Warren) · The House Loan Process in Ten Easy Steps (Carolyn Warren) · A Five-Step Plan for People Working Toward Buying a Home (Carolyn Warren) · Is Refinancing the Right Financial Move for You? (Carolyn Warren) · How to Pay Less for Life and Auto Insurance: Know What You Need and How to Shop (Gregory Karp) · Life Happens: Saving On College, Divorce, Hospital, and Funeral Expenses (Gregory Karp) · Funding College: Finding Grants, Government Loans, and Colleges That Are Free (Jane White) · Pay Less for Phone Services: From Home to Cell (Gregory Karp)

Download or read book 15 Expert Lessons for Retirement Planning Collection written by FT Press Delivers and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to build a financially secure retirement, starting today! These 15 concise, expert, easy-to-use mini-guides cover every aspect of retirement financial planning! Systematically reduce your retirement risk… save more wisely… protect IRAs and 401(k)s…assess where you stand, and what Social Security will and won’t deliver… decide when to retire… budget and plan for life after retirement… and much more! From world-renowned leaders and experts, including Moshe Milevsky, Trent Hamm, Liz Pulliam Weston, Bonnie Kirchner, Jane White, Frank Armstrong, III, Paul B. Brown, James Walker, and Linda Lewis

Download or read book How to Break Free from Your Own Debt Prison written by Trent A. Hamm and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from The Simple Dollar: How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of His Dreams (9780137054251) by Trent Hamm. Available in print and digital formats. How three years of focused debt repayment transformed Trent Hamm’s life–and how you can do it, too. Your greatest personal freedom comes when you get rid of your debts–all of them. It sounds impossible. But in about three years, we paid off $48,000, and our financial status became so secure that I could walk away from my full-time job and follow my dream of being a full-time writer. Three years of focused debt repayment transformed our lives. Here’s how we did it...