Your max contributions to 401(k) plans for 2025 increase to $23,500, up from $23,000 for 2024, according to the IRS. The tax agency also issued technical guidance regarding cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2025. The limit on annual contributions to an IRA remains $7,000. The […]
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Effective Ways to Manage Inflation in Your Retirement Portfolio
The biggest threats to your financial stability in retirement include unrealistic budgeting, inflation, health care costs and living longer than anticipated. The first threat is, in some ways, the easiest to control. Be honest with yourself about how much you can spend in retirement. Just as when you were starting out, you need to account […]
Boost Your Retirement Security with Smart Financial Moves
When you retire, your income will most probably be lower than when you were working, and while your expenses will be lower in some areas — no more commuting — they’ll be higher in others — more prescriptions and doctors’ visits. You’ll be balancing your Social Security benefits, Medicare premiums, taxes and savings, along with […]
Retirement Planning: Key Considerations
The concept of retirement is stressful for many people. Retiring in and of itself can be worrisome because it essentially entails a life where you no longer work yet you still need to support yourself. In addition to worrying about money, others wonder how they will fill the time. As such, the possibility of being […]
How To Make Money Last in Retirement
Health care is expensive, more people are living longer and the market is on a roller coaster. Worrying about running out of money in retirement is not unfounded. But with financial planning, you can get some breathing room, so you can face retirement with ease rather than stress. Inflation is one reason people think they […]