Archive for December 10th, 2012

Inherited IRA’s

  If you have inherited an IRA, and decide to continue the product on to use for your own retirement at a later date, there are a few things to look into and some rules you need to adhere by.   If an IRA account owner dies at age 65 and the IRA is payable [...]


How Many Retirees Collect Social Security Before Full Retirement Age?

To begin, what exactly is the “full retirement age”?  The full retirement age is the age at which a person may first become entitled to full (non-reduced) retirement benefits of Social Security.  If you were born in 1937 or earlier, your full retirement age is 65.  (see the full retirement age diagram below).   A [...]


7 Retirement Planning Myths Debunked

According to Dave Carpenter, AP Personal Finance Writer, We’re living in a “yoyo” economy or a “you’re on your own” economy.  What he means by this, is the days of relying on Uncle Sam and company pensions to provide for retirement income are a thing of the past.  In a recent article by Carpenter, he [...]