If your planning on taking your social security benefits before full retirement age and plan on continuing to work you will want to make yourself aware of the earnings test. The earnings test is only applied before full retirement age The earnings test reveals the amount you can earn each year prior to full retirement…
Retirement Planning Articles
Best Retirement Plan Options for the Self-Employed
Being self-employed comes with many advantages, one of which is your ability to choose from a number of retirement plan options. The key is to match the right plan option with your retirement planning objectives and yearly contribution goals. And if you have employees, other than a spouse, to be certain you understand the contribution requirements…
Are You Making These 5 Retirement Planning Mistakes?
Planning for retirement, but worried you’re missing something? There’s so much to think about when it comes to planning out a secure financial future even after you stop earning an income from your job — and there are a lot of moving parts to coordinate and organize. It’s easy for things to slip through the…
Is a Roth IRA or Traditional IRA Better for You?
The debate is a long-standing one: Is a Roth or a traditional IRA a better tool to save for retirement? The debate doesn’t end the older you get. In fact, as workers approach retirement age, it’s perhaps even more important than any other time that they look closely at the relative benefits and disadvantages of…
How President Trump, Melania, & Barron Could All Collect Social Security This Year
This may come as a surprise to many, but if you are eligible to collect social security retirement benefits and you still have a dependent child, your child may also qualify for benefits. That includes President Trump’s son Barron, whether he needs the money or not. But for others, this can be a welcome lifeline in…
Social Security: Will The Benefits Last?
When Social Security was established in 1935 by President Roosevelt, the benefits represented economic security to many in their retirement. The first monthly check was issued to Ida Mae Fuller of Ludlow, Vt. back in 1940. Her first check was $22.54, and she lived to age 100 passing away in 1975. Over her 35 years…
Planning For Retirement Doesn’t End When You Retire
Most people think that planning for retirement ends on their last day at work. But in reality, all of the planning you did up until that point—figuring out when you want to retire, how much you need to save each year, when to claim Social Security—is only the first phase of retirement preparation. On the day you…
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