Monday, July 30, 2018Final expense insurance is designed to cover the bills that your loved ones will face after your death. These costs will include medical bills and funeral expenses. Final expense insurance is also known as burial insurance. Unfortunately, even bare-bones funerals can cost thousands of dollars. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 When John Rothenhoefer, 70, found out that he could increase his Social Security benefits by about $1,000 a month by taking advantage of a do-over strategy, he thought he'd struck gold. As it turns out, he might as well have won a mega lottery. READ MORE >>
Monday, July 16, 2018 6 Types of Retirement Plans You Should Know Learning about how to plan for retirement need not feel like learning another language. The plans are easier to understand than you may think, if you know the basics. Start with these six essential retirement accounts. read more by clicking here. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 An individual retirement account (IRA) allows you to save money for retirement in a tax-advantaged way. An IRA is an account set up at a financial institution that allows an individual to save for retirement with tax-free growth or on a tax-deferred basis. READ MORE >>
Sunday, May 6, 2018
We've all heard the warnings and are well aware that we should save more for retirement. And as a new year approaches, it’s a good time to resolve to take concrete steps to do just that.
Uncle Sam wants you to save for retirement so much that the federal government has created a ... READ MORE >>
Thursday, April 26, 2018Before we review the benefits of cash value life insurance, let’s start with a brief introduction. Cash value life insurance DEFINITION: a permanent life insurance policy that provides a death benefit that also has an account that accumulates cash value. READ MORE >>
Saturday, April 14, 2018Annuities and mutual funds are common investment choices for retirement money, and many consumers view them as nearly identical. But the two are extremely different. Neither annuities nor mutual funds is appropriate for every investor, and careful consideration must be taken before contributing retirement money to one of these types of accounts. READ MORE >>
Saturday, April 7, 2018Get tax-free growth potential, tax-free withdrawals, no required distributions, and more. Do you want to help lower your taxes and increase your retirement savings? A Roth IRA, with its tax-free growth potential and tax-free withdrawals for you and your heirs, is a way you may be able to do just that (as long as certain requirements are met). READ MORE >>
Saturday, March 31, 2018 Many investors are familiar with immediate annuities, which pay monthly income for life as soon as they are purchased. Deferred annuities also pay for life but don't start paying for a set number of years – and are more generous because of the delay. READ MORE >>
Saturday, March 24, 2018Having a source of tax-free retirement income can help you minimize your state and federal income taxes. by: Wendy Connick Most people think retirement will be less complicated than working life, but there's one aspect of being a retiree that's likely to be more complicated: your income taxes. READ MORE >>
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