Taxes

Taxes

Featured Income Lifestyle Retirement Taxes US

10 Tax Breaks for People Over 50

Once you turn 50, and especially after age 65, you may qualify for extra tax breaks. Older people get a bigger standard deduction, and they can earn more ...
Read more Comments Off on 10 Tax Breaks for People Over 50
Contributors Featured Lifestyle Retirement Taxes

Can You Get a Mortgage In Retirement? And Should You?

Retirees settling into their golden years may be considering the idea of a new home. Most often, a new home means taking on a new mortgage in retirement. ...
Read more Comments Off on Can You Get a Mortgage In Retirement? And Should You?
Contributors Featured Money Retirement Taxes

401(k) limit increases to $23,500 for 2025, IRA limit remains $7,000

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025 has increased to $23,500, up from $23,000 for 2024. The ...
Read more Comments Off on 401(k) limit increases to $23,500 for 2025, IRA limit remains $7,000
Contributors Featured Retirement Taxes US

Home Retirement Retirement-planning Sleep Better in 2025: Slay These Four Retirement Fears

Monsters under the bed aren’t the only thing keeping older adults awake at night. So are fears about retirement, and for good reason. Retirement isn’t cheap; it can ...
Read more Comments Off on Home Retirement Retirement-planning Sleep Better in 2025: Slay These Four Retirement Fears
Featured Money Retirement Taxes US

Here’s what a new Trump administration could mean for your money, financial advisors say

Now that Donald Trump has been elected president, many individual investors are wondering what that means for their money. The markets rallied last week on news of Trump’s win, with the Dow Jones ...
Read more Comments Off on Here’s what a new Trump administration could mean for your money, financial advisors say
Contributors Featured Retirement Taxes US

How Will the 2024 Election Impact Your Retirement?

In times of great change, it is only natural for people to wonder and worry. Without perspective, it morphs into wondering and worrisome-driven decisions or indecision. A general ...
Read more Comments Off on How Will the 2024 Election Impact Your Retirement?
Annuities Contributors Featured Income Retirement Taxes

The Stunning Problem With The 4% Retirement Income Rule In One Chart

Are you in the “retirement bubble”? The retirement bubble is the few years leading up to retirement and the first few years in retirement when your retirement nest ...
Read more Comments Off on The Stunning Problem With The 4% Retirement Income Rule In One Chart
Contributors Featured Insurance Money Retirement Taxes

Nine Lessons to Be Learned From the Hilton Family Trust Contest

This article discusses the contest of Barron Hilton’s family trust, which centers on changes made by Barron Hilton after the death of his wife, Marilyn. Barron gave 97% ...
Read more Comments Off on Nine Lessons to Be Learned From the Hilton Family Trust Contest
Featured Retirement Taxes

YOUR MONEY Some retirement savers can still get a ‘special tax credit,’ IRS says — but most don’t claim it

Some retirement savers can still snag an extra tax incentive for 2023. However, most eligible filers don’t claim it, according to the IRS. The retirement savings contribution credit, or “saver’s ...
Read more Comments Off on YOUR MONEY Some retirement savers can still get a ‘special tax credit,’ IRS says — but most don’t claim it
Featured Income Retirement Taxes

Americans have poor understanding of retirement income planning

Most respondents to a new study by the American College of Financial Services had a poor understanding of how to plan for the finances they will need in retirement. Results ...
Read more Comments Off on Americans have poor understanding of retirement income planning