by MoneyMasterPeter | May 22, 2017 | Investing, Money, Retirement, Savings, Tax
You work hard to save money on a tax-deferred basis so you will have more money after tax. Then you go to retire and have to pay tax on 100 percent of the money you take out of the 401(k). So if you thought paying taxes on your annual income was horrible, wait until... 
by MoneyMasterPeter | May 1, 2017 | Retirement, Social Security, Tax
If the Trump administration ends up getting taxes lowered, consider converting all IRA and 401(k) savings over to a Roth IRA. The tax hit today will allow all future growth to be taken out as tax free! Here are two observations about this advice: First, when you... 
by MoneyMasterPeter | Apr 26, 2017 | Debt, Financial Organization, Money, Retirement, Savings, Spending, Tax
A rose is beautiful and we all enjoy them to celebrate special occasions. But roses have thorns — sometimes we can prick ourselves if we aren’t careful. Retirement is just the same. We can enjoy retirement if we hold it just right, but if we refuse to... 
by MoneyMasterPeter | Apr 22, 2017 | Investing, Money, Retirement, Savings
Take any sport and consider playing strategies and defense always seems to win in the end. Let’s take the NBA Playoffs for example. The highest scoring player of a game is held in high esteem, even paid the most money on the team. Crowds cheer when points are posted... 
by MoneyMasterPeter | Mar 6, 2017 | Estate Planning, Financial Organization, Insurance, Investing, Money, Retirement, Savings
When you see an investment report on a 401(k), for example, it most often shows the average rate of return on funds over the last 40 years. Averages do not show the impact on retirement of periodic drops in value. Reports give averages over a long-range period of...
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