Integrity Financial Planning

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

With the new year in full swing, tax season is just around the corner. Filing federal income taxes can be a long and complicated process, and mistakes are bound to happen here and there. As many of us know, these small mistakes can cost you big in tax returns and penalties. Is the Standard Deduction Right for You?

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Carson Wealth

MARCH 2, 2023

Tom Fridrich, JD, CLU, ChFC ® , Senior Wealth Planner We’ve all asked ourselves whether it’s too early to retire (usually after a particularly challenging commute or dealing with a difficult client). But even if you feel confident today, would it be reasonable to retire early? How Early Is Early?

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Darrow Wealth Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Is retiring with a mortgage a good idea? Retiring with a mortgage doesn’t typically pose a financial risk, and at times it’s the best financial decision. But paying off a mortgage before retirement has upsides also. Here’s when it may – and may not – make sense to pay off a mortgage before retiring.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

DECEMBER 17, 2023

change at retirement. Hopefully a mortgage is paid off, hopefully there are no car payments to make and health insurance at 65, if retired, should go down quite a bit on Medicare, especially if income goes way down. Once someone is retired, saving for retirement is one less expense too. 5000 per for 15 years is $75,000.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Yahoo Finance had kind of a long read recapping an update from Morningstar about safe retirement withdrawal rates. I would much rather withdraw 10% or more per year from my retirement accounts and do it without taking any principal. Part of the math that determines options premiums is the risk free rate of return from T-bills.

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Mullooly Asset Management

JULY 28, 2022

” In this week’s podcast, Tom and Casey debunk this common misconception by explaining the math behind required minimum distributions. In this week’s podcast, Tom and Casey debunk this common misconception by explaining the math behind required minimum distributions.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This is before we get to the issue of capital gains taxes, which create a hurdle of (minimum) 20% on those pesky profits just to get to breakeven. When you get it wrong, it crushes your retirement plans. Let’s add some color to the discussion on timing itself and add a little nuance.1 I sure as hell don’t want to either.

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The Irrelevant Investor

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Yesterday Ben and I did a show on retirement. Once they earn their first taxable income you impose a “Dad Tax” and extract a small amount, and then demonstrate your love by funding it to the maximum allowable with “Dad Dollars”. We should have a sense of urgency about retirement because it's coming, and there are no do overs.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 30, 2024

The latest retirement disaster article from Yahoo focuses on 55 year olds who have a "median savings of less than $50,000." Yahoo says it's "bleak" because this cohort is "only about a decade from retiring." A harsh reality is that $50,000 is not a retirement fund but it is a pretty robust emergency fund.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 3, 2024

Part of the equation is that he is convinced that tax rates have to go up to pay for out debt and so converting to a Roth now before tax rates do go up will result in people ending up with more after tax dollars versus just going the RMD route at what is now 73 on its way to 75. This has been his thing for a long time.

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Carson Wealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Matt Kory, Vice President, Retirement Programs As a retirement income vehicle, the 401(k) is second in popularity only to Social Security – and as CNBC reported in 2019 the number of 401(k) millionaires is at an all-time high. But is a million dollars even enough for your retirement needs? Just think of the numbers.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 10, 2024

We've talked just a couple of times about the market becoming increasingly concentrated which just in terms of math means that a diversified strategy will lag for as long as the big names do well. I looked at the Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 (VTTVX) and the Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 (VTHRX).

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Trade Brains

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The course covers an introduction to personal finance, credit cards, life insurance, health insurance, investment instruments, loans, income tax and planning, budgeting and building a strong portfolio. Also, you will learn how to plan your taxes, credit score importance and how to budget your income to create a portfolio.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It's been a while since this sort of thing was relevant for my day job so something could have changed, weeklies didn't exist for example, but if my math is correct then it was way over exposed which would account for last week's decline in the fund price. Please leave a comment if I did the work incorrectly.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JULY 9, 2023

Generally speaking, pensions are less viable than they used to be, the math doesn't work as well. The only pension I am remotely close to is the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. The concept of pensions is that they provide a security net to retired workers. Is he right? Is he wrong?

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 11, 2024

I would say that is a very big bet but the math in their backtest supports it. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation.

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Yardley Wealth Management

JULY 20, 2022

Their retirement plan is strong, their kids are independent, and they are debt-free. They’re approaching retirement age, but it’s hard for them to imagine what exactly retirement will look like. We’d look at the asset allocations of their portfolios and whether they’re tax-deferred, tax-exempt, or taxable.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Barron's dusted off the retirement bucket playbook in an article while also arguing that a 5% withdrawal rate in retirement can now be considered safe versus the more common 4%. The way the math works out, 4% has a success rate in the low 90's based on simulations and has never failed looking backward. Always read the comments.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MAY 18, 2023

Bloomberg did a survey and found that Generation-X does not feel like it will be "financially prepared for retirement." Anyone closer to the younger edge of Gen-X could probably benefit by cutting expenses now, the impact of that could compound over the next 20+ years as they approach a normal retirement age.

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Good Financial Cents

JULY 3, 2023

Calculation Breakdown Let’s break down the math to find out how much you could earn annually with a $30 hourly wage: Consider an average workweek of 40 hours and an average year consisting of 52 weeks. Keep in mind that this calculation represents the gross annual salary, not accounting for taxes, insurance, 401K, or deductions.

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Clever Girl Finance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

And don't worry if math isn't your thing because we've included 50 30 20 budget spreadsheet ideas to help you stay on top of your budgeting strategies. You start off with your after-tax income , which represents 100% of what you have to work with, and then you work out the different spending groups from there.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today's post will look at a couple of different retirement articles that I stumbled into this weekend. The Economist posted an opinion piece titled Why You Should Never Retire that I found via a Thread from Unusual Whales. I don't think that everyone loses purpose by retiring or otherwise moving on to a new chapter.

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Clever Girl Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Figure out how much money you make in after-tax income. More accurately, 70% of your take-home pay, or net income after taxes, not pre-tax income. Once you know your weekly or monthly income, you can do the simple math of calculating how much 70% would be. Consider some of these ways to save.

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Bell Investment Advisors

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For example, those inheriting an IRA might be subject to the IRS’s 10-year rule, which imposes stiff tax penalties on certain beneficiaries who fail to withdraw the full balance of the account within a decade of the original owner’s passing. Another factor to consider is the concept of Separate Property. But so do opportunities.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The way Portfolios 1 and 2 are weighted, the math works for being a 60/40 portfolio and then from there we add portable alpha/capital efficiency/return stacking. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation.

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Clever Girl Finance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The term personal finance ratios might give you flashbacks to math class, learning various formulas, equations, and ratios. You can use ratios to keep track of many different aspects of your financial situation—from cash flow to savings to tips for retirement planning and more.

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Clever Girl Finance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

And don’t worry if math isn’t your thing because we’ve included 50 30 20 budget spreadsheet ideas to help you stay on top of your budgeting strategies. You start off with your after-tax income, which represents 100% of what you have to work with, and then you work out the different spending groups from there.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The simple 40 year trade for bonds of "number go up" is finished and as a matter of math, can't be repeated. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation. Taking volatility out of a fixed income portfolio is fairly simple.

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Clever Girl Finance

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The term personal finance ratios might be giving you flashbacks to math class. You can use ratios to keep track of many different aspects of your financial situation—from cash flow to savings to retirement and more. You can choose whether to use a gross figure or your actual take-home pay after taxes.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

AUGUST 1, 2024

Despite the leveraged semiconductor ETFs, when blended with USMV, the portfolio is underweight technology versus the S&P 500 using simple math, it works out to about 26% versus closer to 40% for the S&P 500. Consider the following two portfolios.

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Clever Girl Finance

JULY 13, 2024

With this system, you will use 60% of your take-home pay to build your savings or even an early retirement account , invest, save up for a down payment, or repay debt. Another example is anyone interested in achieving FIRE; Financial Independence Retire Early. It includes the money you earn after you account for taxes.

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Clever Girl Finance

JANUARY 29, 2023

This is very important for retirement, and knowing what your target net worth by age should be will help you better understand how to reach your personal financial goals. Any medical debt, personal loans, or back taxes are also considered liabilities. Your retirement savings and investment portfolio should be well established by now.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

APRIL 22, 2024

The article devoted a good amount of space to bond market math, focusing on the pain of owning the iShares 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TLT) and bond funds in general. They are not intended to constitute legal, tax, securities or investment advice or a recommended course of action in any given situation.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A quick excerpt from a post a couple of weeks ago about retirement misconceptions. I would much rather withdraw 10% or more per year from my retirement accounts and do it without taking any principal. Part of the math that determines options premiums is the risk free rate of return from T-bills.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2019

So it may be surprising to hear that a Roth IRA—a vehicle ostensibly intended for retirement income—can be a powerful mechanism for next-generation wealth transfer. Background Since January 1, 2010, all individuals, regardless of income levels, have been able to convert existing retirement accounts such as traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs.

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Brown Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2019

So it may be surprising to hear that a Roth IRA—a vehicle ostensibly intended for retirement income—can be a powerful mechanism for next-generation wealth transfer. Since January 1, 2010, all individuals, regardless of income levels, have been able to convert existing retirement accounts such as traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs.

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Good Financial Cents

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

However, by doing a little math, you can easily determine your hourly wage from your annual salary. represents your gross hourly rate before taxes or other deductions. every two weeks, before taxes and other deductions like health insurance premiums, FICA, or insurance. How Much Is $55000 a Year After Taxes? Biweekly Pay.

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