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Is staying in an employer’s tax-advantaged retirement plan better that rolling retirement savings into a rollover IRA?

Here are the minimum requirements for a good quality employer sponsored retirement plan worth staying in. First, all investment and administrative costs should be fully disclosed and rock bottom in your employer’s tax-advantaged retirement account.  Second, an employee must have the choice of at least one very low cost, broadly diversified, low turnover, passively managed […]

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Two Examples of the Tax Assets Graphic in VeriPlan

Two examples of the Tax Assets graphic in VeriPlan TAX ASSETS: Taxable and Tax-Advantaged Financial Assets (real $/yr) Below are two examples of the blue-tabbed TAX ASSETS graphic, which come from VeriPlan’s “Sue and Sam Saver” tutorial. This graphic separates their cash, bond, and stock assets by account taxability throughout their lifetime projections. Assets are […]

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Tax-Advantaged Retirement Investing Is Good for Most People

Tax-advantaged investing is very good for most people at most times A previous article, “The Solution – ONLY follow financial strategies that are scientific, passive, diversified, savings focused, risk controlled, low cost, and tax efficient,” suggested that individuals are much better off with a well-considered financial viewpoint. A stable set of financial beliefs can help […]

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Factors Favoring Roth IRA and Roth 401k Plan Contributions – Part 2

Factors that tend to favor Roth tax-advantaged plan contributions – Part 2 (Continued from Part 1…) Financial Planning Software for Consumers In a recent article, “Traditional versus Roth tax-advantaged plan contributions,” The Skilled Investor discussed why the average taxpayer would tend to benefit more by contributing to traditional rather than to Roth tax-advantaged IRA and […]

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Factors Favoring Roth IRA and Roth 401k Plan Contributions

Factors that tend to favor Roth IRA and Roth 401k tax-advantaged plan contributions In a recent article, “Traditional versus Roth tax-advantaged plan contributions,” The Skilled Investor discussed why the average taxpayer would tend to benefit more by contributing to traditional rather than to tax-advantaged Roth IRA and Roth 401(k) retirement plans. This follow-up article in […]

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Traditional IRA and 401k Versus Roth IRA and Roth 401k Contributions

Traditional IRA and 401k versus Roth IRA and Roth 401(k) plan contributions Many taxpayers puzzle over whether to contribute to traditional versus Roth tax-advantaged retirement plans. For most people, contributions to traditional tax-advantaged plans will probably provide a higher net present value over their lifetimes. Financial Planning Software for Individuals Given our tax-related software modeling […]

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