A 401(k) has certain advantages over an IRA — and vice versa. Depending on your income level and employment situation, you may be able to enjoy the best of both worlds.
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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has announced plans to provide annuities through workplace retirement plans. According to The Wall Street Journal, annuities will be integrated into a new family of BlackRock
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Today's employer-sponsored retirement accounts differ from the pension plans of yesteryear. Now, the responsibility for the ultimate outcome — saving enough for retirement — rests squarely on your
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If your retirement years are starting to come into view, maybe it’s time to move to a less-aggressive investing posture. Will that still provide what you need in retirement? Here’s how to find
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Want to implement SMI’s Upgrading strategy via your workplace retirement plan? You'll have to overcome several obstacles.
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If you're a federal employee, take advantage of the Thrift Savings Plan. The government offers broadly diversified funds and matches employee contributions.
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Investing in your employer’s stock via a company retirement plan carries some risk. But it also comes with a special tax advantage.
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August 27, 2020
Eric J. Reinhold
Tax laws complicate the choice of which assets to draw from first. Here's what you need to know.
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Will you come out ahead by investing or by prepaying your mortgage? Here's a year-by-year comparison of the two approaches.
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Joseph called attention to an issue in a recent Friday roundup that we thought important enough — and relevant to enough of our readers — to warrant a separate article.
The issue? That if you took a required minimum
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