Many financial advisors recommend that you begin saving for your retirement in your 20s because you’ll benefit from decades of compound growth, save money on taxes, and maximize the amount of employer contributions you capture. However, it’s common for young adults to put off saving for retirement because it’s an event that is so far into their future. The fact is, if you’re in your 20s, you should start saving for your retirement immediately – you’ll be thankful that you started early when you reach retirement age.…
Some tax filers are not able to directly fund a Roth individual retirement account because their income is too high. Individuals with too much income to directly fund a Roth IRA may contribute to a nondeductible traditional IRA and then roll those funds over to a Roth account.
Contributions to a traditional IRA are not always fully tax-deductible, so many accounts consist of both pre-tax and after-tax amounts. When a traditional IRA is initially opened, it is not designated as deductible or nondeductible.…
If you’ve recently been awarded a legal judgment or settlement through a personal injury, medical malpractice, or other tort lawsuit, you may be wondering what to do with these funds. You may need a sizable portion of your judgment or settlement monies to pay medical bills or other costs stemming from your accident, or to help pay off debt incurred while you were out of work. However, you may still have money left over – particularly if you were awarded punitive damages.…
