Retirement Planning
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Can a Gold IRA Hold 401(k) Money?
- September 28, 2025
- Category: Investment Strategies, Precious Metals & Gold IRAs, Retirement Planning
Executive summary: Yes, you can move eligible 401(k) funds into a Gold IRA with a properly executed Gold IRA rollover. The simplest, lowest-risk path is a direct, trustee-to-trustee transfer into a self-directed IRA that can buy IRS-approved metals. Use a direct rollover and there’s no current tax. If money is paid to you instead, plans
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401(k) After Leaving Job: Your 4 Best Options
- September 27, 2025
- Category: 401(k) & Employer Plans, Retirement Planning, Tax & Withdrawal Strategies
Executive Summary: What you do with a 401(k) after leaving job affects taxes, fees, and control for years. You generally have four choices: leave the money, roll to an IRA, roll into a new employer’s plan, or cash out. This guide explains each path, compares them side by side, and gives you a simple checklist
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How Inflation Impacts a Millionaire’s Retirement Portfolio
- September 23, 2025
- Category: Investing, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
Inflation Risk in Retirement: How Millionaires Protect Their Portfolios Executive Summary Rising prices quietly chip away at what your money can buy. Over decades, that adds up fast. To manage inflation risk in retirement, pair smart asset allocation with steady spending rules and tax-aware withdrawals. This guide uses plain English, simple math, and a clear,
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Should Retirees Add Private Equity to Savings?
- September 22, 2025
- Category: Alternative Investments, Portfolio Strategy, Retirement Planning
Private Equity for Retirees: Should You Add It to Savings? Executive Summary Private equity for retirees can add long-term growth and a layer of diversification beyond public markets. However, it demands patience, higher fees, and a healthy cash buffer. For many households, a small, carefully chosen slice can help; for others, liquid and transparent holdings
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Can I work part-time and still withdraw from my retirement accounts?
- September 15, 2025
- Category: Retirement Planning, Taxes & Social Security
Can I work part-time and still withdraw from my retirement accounts? Executive summary Yes. You can work part-time and take withdrawals from IRAs or 401(k)s at the same time. The real question is how to do it tax-efficiently. Your plan should account for the Social Security earnings test before full retirement age, required minimum distributions
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How much gold can I realistically buy at one time?
- September 13, 2025
- Category: Precious Metals Investing, Retirement Planning
How much gold can I realistically buy at one time? Buying gold in bulk is not as simple as writing a check and walking away with bars. Dealers, banks, and regulators impose limits. Storage and resale add another layer of complexity. Retirees in particular need to balance security, liquidity, and long-term planning. This guide explains
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What’s the difference between pre-tax and post-tax retirement withdrawals?
- September 10, 2025
- Category: Retirement Planning, Tax Strategies
What’s the Difference Between Pre-Tax and Post-Tax Retirement Withdrawals? Executive Summary: The main divide in pre-tax vs post-tax retirement withdrawals comes down to when you pay taxes. Pre-tax accounts delay taxes until you withdraw money in retirement, often forcing taxable distributions at age 73. Post-tax accounts, like Roth IRAs, tax your contributions upfront, but qualified
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How do retirement account withdrawals affect my Social Security taxes?
- September 8, 2025
- Category: Retirement Planning, Social Security, Tax Strategies
How do retirement account withdrawals affect my Social Security taxes? Quick take: This guide explains how retirement withdrawals affect Social Security taxes via provisional income thresholds, timing, and account type—plus tactics to legally reduce the tax bite. Key takeaways Provisional income determines if up to 50%–85% of benefits become taxable. Traditional IRA/401(k) withdrawals raise AGI
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Is $4 Million Enough To Retire At 55?
- September 3, 2025
- Category: Retirement Planning, Wealth Preservation
Retire at 55 with $4 Million: Is It Enough? You worked for decades, you saved hard, and now you see a number with two commas. Four million. The culture says that is rich; your gut says, be careful. So can you retire at 55 with $4 million? It depends on how you live, where you
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Average Retirement Income
- August 14, 2025
- Category: Personal Finance Strategies, Retirement Planning
Average Retirement Income: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Build Yours You worked hard, you played by the rules, and now you want straight talk about money in retirement. Here it is. “Average retirement income” gets headlines, but your life is not an average. What matters is the cash you can count
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