My inheritance, a whooping 1m has grown only 4.72% in the past 12 months. In this bear environment does investing w/ a brokerge account under a custodian outperform a 401k? should I seek a pro to grow my funds on brokerage acct or still hold? I have 5 years to retirement. Happy to discuss.
Private investing is the best way to go about the market right now, especially for near retirees, I've been in touch with a wealth manager, netted 370thousand the last downturn, made it clear there's more to the markets than we average joes know.
Be careful not to be lured into the market too soon, this current situation has really opened my eyes to the importance of a good mentor on RU-vid or elsewhere knowing what he/she is doing.
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You need a third party to help you out. A financial planner or accountant can run through your figures, including your projected income and expenditures when you retire, along with your retirement goals, your emergency fund and any other strategies you need to put in place for such things as long-term care.
Investing in Roth IRA can be a good choice since they are funded with after tax dollars, your contributions can grow tax-free over time. When you withdraw money from your Roth IRA in retirement, you won’t have to pay tax on it, which will help you keep more of your hard-earned money. Compounding is the process of earning interest on your initial investment, as well as on the interest that investment earns. This means that over time, your investment can grow exponentially. So the earlier you start investing, the more time your investment has to grow through compounding.
Effective personal finance management is more important than the amount of money saved, regardless of whether income is earned through job or investment. Individuals can seek counsel from a certified financial advisor to optimize financial outcomes, who can provide specialized advice and methods to decrease expenses and maximize income.
I completely agree; I am 60 years old, recently retired, and have approximately $650k in external retirement funds. I am debt free and have very little money in retirement funds compared to the total value of my portfolio over the past three years. To be honest, the Fin-advisor can only be neglected, not rejected. Just do your due diligence to identify a fiduciary one.
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I am 53 years of age. Would I be able to max out a roth ira ($8000) and a 401k($23,0000) combined for 2024? I want to make sure that I do not exceed the allowable limits. Thank you for your time.
I like that the article uses 5% as the growth rate assumption. Ever since I was bitten by Mark Zoril's PlanVision Podcast bug, I've been using 5% in my projection assumptions. It's definitively a buzzkill, and would require a call to action to save more money, but it's better to have managed expectations and to save sufficiently, than to have higher expectations and to save too conservatively. Regardless of what the market delivers, we cannot go back in time to save more.
2:08 does the 30,500 max contribution include employer match? Or only what I have held from my income? With my dyslexia, Deciphering these things is very difficult
Can I confirm if I’m correct please: for 2023 if we filed mfj and both have 401k at work, our agi is above the 136,000, we can’t contribute to the traditional IRA for 2023? What other plan can we contribute to reduce the taxable income? Thanks
Hello, lets say my adjusted gross income (after reporting business loss) is within the phase-out limits, will I still get to claim this deduction on my tax return? Or does AGI not count?
Can I add to my 401K for last year 2023 before April 15, 2024? Let’s say I have 15k in and I am over 50. Can I still add to it or catch up or does it all have to be before December 31st 2023? Thanks
I believe you can’t put more in 401k for 2023 after 12/31/23. You may be able to add a Traditional IRA and deduct from your agi if you didn’t phase out. Unfortunately we are phase out with our agi higher than the amounts shown in the table.
Is there a max limit per year for all the retirement accounts, if someone has option of maximizing three accounts individually and the employer contributions are also added, does it cap at 66,000 in total per year or it can ho above that as well. Appreciate the reply
I'd like to confirm something about the income limits. I may have misunderstood things. I currently work and my spouse stays at home with the kids. I make more than 143k but less than 200k. I max my workplace retirement, 401k. I also max Roth IRAs for both my wife and I. Am I not able to do that on my own account because I have a workplace retirement account? If I've already contributed over 5k to it this year, if that isn't allowed can I pull that money out, place it in a traditional IRA and backdoor it back into the roth ira? Thanks.
Yeah I dug a little deeper. It appears traditional IRA is the only one that is impacted by having a workplace retirement. Roth you just can’t hit the income limits.
Do 401k and 403b contributions reduce MAGI? My wife and i are a little above the the 228k income limit gross wise for a roth ira but would be under the limit if 401k is deductible
What is the total 401k contribution limit for 2024 including company match and after tax contributions? The limit, including catch up contributions for those over 50, is $73,500 for 2023.
I'm not kidding when I say that the market crash and high inflation have me really stressed out and worried about retirement. I've been in the red for a while now and although people say these crisis has it perks, I'm losing my mind but I get it Investing is a long-term game, so focus on the long run.
I can’t focus on the long run when I should be retiring in 3years, you see I’ve got good companies in my portfolio and a good amount invested, but my profit has been stalling, does it mean this recession/unstable market doesn’t provide any calculated risk opportunities to make profit?
There are a lot of strategies to make tongue wetting profit especially in a down market, but such sophisticated trades can only be carried out by proper market experts
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