The most valuable asset you have is your IRA. In 1975 the government established individual retirement accounts, aka IRA’s, to be held at a custodial institution - a bank or brokerage firm – which can be invested in anything the custodian allows including Annuities, Stocks, Bonds and Gold. Transactions in the account including interest, dividends and capital gains are not subject to taxes while still in the account .You deposit money free of any tax until you decide to withdraw it.
When it comes to pursuing the American Dream most of us try as hard as we can to accumulate wealth. We do this so that we can enjoy a comfortable income and retire with dignity. However, what if you were actually wealthy in retirement and at the same time looked poor on your income tax return? How would that impact your retirement years?
Tax Planning is always important to do but even more important now. It generally made sense to defer taxes to future years, but that may not be the case as it appears future taxes could be going up.
2010 Is a Big Sunset Year On-Tax Provisions
Several tax benefits will be going away. For instance, the top tax bracket will be going up from 35% to 39.6%, some talk of it going up to 45%. The minimum tax bracket will go from 10% to 15%. All of us will want to stay abreast of tax legislation. Because of the coming sunset on provisions,
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With the lure of tax-free distributions, Roth IRAs have become popular retirement savings vehicles since their introduction in 1998. But if you're a high-income taxpayer, chances are you haven't been able to participate in the Roth revolution. Well, that's about to change.
What are the current rules?
Question from Radcliff:
I turned 60 in March. With the market down so much and presumably a good amount of my potential capital gains gone, would it make sense to withdraw some of my traditional IRA and move it to my Roth IRA?
Answer:
This astute reader understands that we are in a Y.O.Y.O (your on your own) economy. Anything you can do to move your retirement money from a
Rolling over a distribution from your employer-sponsored retirement plan account to a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) isn’t difficult. Still, it’s easy to make a mistake that could cost you a chunk of your savings. Here are a few rollover “missteps” to avoid.
A Check Instead of a Transfer
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