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The 2024 Kenneth Black Jr. Leadership Award Winner Is Mike McGlothlin

NAIFA Advisor Today

He is the author of several books, including Free Throws for Financial Professionals: Winning Principles for Unlocking Business Success, Above the Clouds: Winning Strategies from 30,000 Feet, and The New Rules of Retirement Planning. He has built and nurtured relationships throughout the industry. FSP established the Kenneth Black Jr.

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Why Guyton-Klinger Guardrails Are Too Risky For Most Retirees (And How Risk-Based Guardrails Can Help)

Nerd's Eye View

Advisors in this position have several options to help them determine a client's initial spending level, from 'static' approaches like the 4% Rule to more dynamic approaches that allow for higher initial withdrawal rates (but introduce the possibility of spending cuts during retirement).

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Microsoft’s 401(k) Retirement Plan Details

Cordant Wealth Partners

The Microsoft 401(k) retirement plan offers many excellent choices among actively managed and index funds. According to a Longboard study titled “The Capitalism Distribution: Observations Of Individual Common Stock Returns, 1983 – 2006,” they found that: 39% of stocks were unprofitable investments 18.5%

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History of the Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA history)

Getting Your Financial Ducks In A Row

Two primary goals of the IRA were to provide a tax-advantaged retirement plan to employees of businesses that were unable to provide a pension plan; in addition, to provide a vehicle for preserving tax-deferred status of qualified plan assets at employment termination (rollovers).

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How To Sneak Into A Closed Fund

Validea

And at larger fund companies, routes through advisory and retirement-plan pathways are usually left open, like the Fidelity Growth Company which has officially been closed since 2006 but allows new investors through those channels. return over the last 5 years.

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4 Ways the SECURE Act 2.0 May Impact Employers

James Hendries

Retirement plans for churches and government agencies. Employers with a 401(k) or 403(b) plan in place before the enactment of SECURE 2.0. all employer matching dollars must deposit into the employee’s pre-tax retirement savings account. Since 2006, the $1000 extra hasn’t increased, regardless of inflation.

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Tips for funding a Roth account in 2023

Nationwide Financial

Additional ways to fund a Roth IRA For workers with access to a 401(k) or other qualified retirement plan, a designated Roth account can be a fantastic opportunity to create a larger Roth account balance for retirement. They’ve been around since 2006. But what if you want to get more money into a Roth IRA?