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Maximizing Social Security Benefits: Get the Most Out of Medicare and Pay Less in Taxes: Part 2
In your working years, you are contributing 6.2% of your pay to Social Security, and your employer is matching that, so 12.4% of what your income would be is being contributed into Social Security. That’s a pretty big amount. If you are self-employed, you pay the employees part and the employer’s part, so 12.4%.
Will I Earn Enough Retirement Income to Support My Lifestyle?
If you think retirement income planning sounds like a buzzkill, you’re not alone. We all have dreams of what we want our retirement to look like, where we will live, how and with whom we’ll spend our time. But, without the right planning, the reality might be less than ideal.
4 Types of Annuities and What You Need to Know About How They Work
Many people in the financial world have a lot to say about annuities – but what are they really saying? It can sound like straight gibberish. Like anything, annuities can be simple, or they can be complex. The goal of capital management is to enjoy your retirement by doing things you love with people you love, not spending more time digging through a web of fees and taxes.
Maximizing Social Security Benefits: Get the Most Out of Medicare and Pay Less in Taxes: Part 1
Social Security and how you can maximize your retirement income is not just a hot topic for those planning for retirement; it’s a critical area in which knowledge is power.
The Dow just booked the worst 1st quarter in 124 years
The Dow just booked the worst 1st quarter in 124 years — here’s how the stock market tends to perform after brutal quarters
How To Downsize for Retirement
With retirement looming, kids off to college, and friends making plans for their later life it may be time to start thinking seriously about the years ahead.
Airline Market Trends
After all the hardship, it appears the main impetus for ending the federal government shutdown in January was its impact on air travel.
Flu Vaccine Update
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated by early January about 7 million Americans had been stricken with the flu this season. At least half went to the doctor to seek help managing symptoms and more than 83,000 were hospitalized.
The Charitable Contribution Deduction
he good news is, starting this year, taxpayers may now deduct charitable donations totaling up to 60 percent of their adjusted gross income.
How to Vet a Charity
If you are inclined to make charitable donations, be aware that there are a million-plus legitimate charities that Americans can support, but countless other “charities” that are actually fraudulent shell organizations.
Tax Update
Tax season is upon us, and it’s time to figure out if and how changes brought by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will affect you. Bear in mind that adjustments have been made in each of these areas:
The 411 on 401(k)s
Retirement accounts in the U.S. reached record highs by the end of 2018’s third quarter. The average account balance was $106,500 for 401(k) plans, and the number of 401(k) millionaires in the U.S. increased to 187,400, up 41 percent from 2017.
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