Tag Archive: Retirement

Required Minimum Distributions in 2010

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As part of the economic recovery the federal government suspended required minimum distributions in 2009, but RMDs are back for tax year 2010 and forward so a Required Minimum Distribution primer is definitely needed.  While there are actions you can take if you forget your RMD it is much easier to be proactive and actually take your RMD!…

Repost of my First Post Picked Up By Main Stream Media – My Journey to Millions Almost 2 Year Anniversary

August 5th, 2010 will be 2 years for My Journey to Millions! To put that in perspective: High School was 4 years College was 4 Years Law School was 3 years I have been Married 2 years and 2 months For the next couple days I am going to re-post some REALLY old posts. Today…

My Journey to Millions Reallocates his 401(k) After Analyzing his Portfolio

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Last week I reviewed Morningstar’s Free X-Ray Tool using my own 401(k).  I believe that most people should leave their retirement accounts alone, both in terms of invading it and asset allocation within the account.  I personally take a very balanced, hands off approach to my 401(k), choosing to look at my 401(k), as I…

You Have to Prepare for Retirement – Do Not Depend on the Government

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Today I received a very interesting Fidelity Credit Card offer.  This particular rewards card placed my 2% cash back directly into my IRA with Fidelity.  Interesting, right? I thought this was really cool.  Don’t worry I didn’t partake, because, as we discussed, I am in operation eradicate consumer debt.  But it got me thinking: Retirement…

Leave Your Retirement Accounts Alone (AGAIN!)

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All the way back in September of 2008 I wrote a post titled, “Leave your Retirement Accounts Alone.”  The Post was even mentioned in the Carnival of Personal Finance and I think either WSJ or MSN.  Well it looks like no one listened (it may be because back then I had about 4 constant readers). …

Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of an IRA

Your Retirement Egg

As the baby boomers get older, and we continue to hear the oft repeated saying, We are about to experience the greatest transfer of wealth in history One of my planners recently asked my opinion about a situation – his client, a concerned parent, is about to retire and has approximately $2,500,000 in qualified money…