By Jamie Hopkins, Next Avenue Contributor Getty The new Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, just signed by President Trump, is the broadest piece of retirement legislation passed in 13 years. Ultimately, the law focuses on retirement planning in three key areas: 1) modifying required minimum distribution (RMD) rules for retirement plans;
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Hands Of Father Giving Jar Of Coins To Child On Wooden Table Background – Inheritance / Parent … [+] Providing For Children Concept Getty The SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) was passed in late December and includes a variety of changes that primarily revolve around retirement plans. Let’s explore some of
“The End of Old Age: Living a Longer and More Purposeful Life, by Marc E. Agronin, M.D. Da Capo Press, 227 p. The title of this valuable book on aging seems over-reaching and marketing driven to to me. But I’ll concede the author’s premise: that our predisposition to view aging as a depressingly high hurdle
Getty Social Security is the primary retirement income source for many Americans – for over 60% of them it provides more than half of their retirement income. Security discussions often focus on retirement security, but a number of related benefits also deserve the spotlight, such as survivor benefits for a surviving spouse. Survivor benefits play a crucial role in
Follow these tips to crush your financial goals in 2020. Getty In a survey by Fidelity Investments, 67% of Americans said they’re planning to make financial resolutions for 2020, with saving more and paying down debt topping the resolution chart. Of course making such resolutions is easier than keeping them. A third of New Year’s
Praying woman in the city. Getty The lyrics to a Jim Reeves classic song capture the heartbreak Employee Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI) stakeholders, including taxpayers and pensioners, must be feeling this holiday season. Please release me let me go for I don’t love you anymore … To live a lie would bring us
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, called the “SECURE Act” makes significant changes to how IRAs and certain retirement benefits must be treated post-death. We reviewed many of the changes and planning implications of this new law on your IRA and retirement benefits in “SECURE Act New IRA Rules: Change
As 2019 draws to a close and the calendar turns toward the new year, it is an opportune time for investors to position their stock portfolios for 2020; with the S&P 500 near a record high and interest rates on the decline, high-yield dividend growth stocks are especially attractive for income investors, asserts Ben Reynolds,
A record high S&P 500 has done more than just confound prognosticators. It seems it has also made us feel quite confident in our finances. This assuredness has impacted how we plan for the year. According to a new survey by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, only 14% of those surveyed will set
Getty You’re probably spending more money on your grandchildren then you realize, and it could hurt your retirement. Grandparents are spending a lot of money on their grandchildren, according to an AARP study. On average grandparents spend $2,572 annually on the grandchildren, according to the study. But that’s only an average. Many spend much more.