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  • Intro. to Retirement Planning Pt 2

    Jennifer Williams, President J. Williams Personal Financial Planning|Aug 30, 2014

    (continued from The Loop Aug. 16, 2014 issue, pg 8) What should you know about distributions from IRAs and other retirement plans? Effective retirement planning involves not only an awareness of the types of savings vehicles available, but also an understanding of taking distributions from these vehicles. In particular, you should be familiar with the income tax ramifications of distributions (including a possible 10 percent premature distribution penalty tax for distributions made prior to age...

  • Intro. to Retirement Planning Pt. I

    Jennifer Williams, President J. Williams Personal Financial Planning|Aug 16, 2014

    What is retirement planning? Retirement planning involves an analysis of the various choices you can make today to help provide for your financial future. To make appropriate choices, you need to predict – as well as you can – your future economic circumstances. You’ll also need to establish your post-retirement goals. When you’ve determined how much of an income stream you’ll probably require in the future, you’ll be in a position to make wise choices now about income, saving, investments...