Most of us work tirelessly to earn a good profit and invest for our retirement planning. We all know that it is always an advantage to prepare for tomorrow. There are no limitations in how much we could invest for the security and pleasure of our non working days later on. Retirement is one of the most important moments in our lives that we are all destined to face. Nobody can tell us that we are too young to start planning since most people know that the earlier we begin, the more we can save. It is better to invest more than having just enough since we do not know what will happen in the future.
It is always beneficial if we have extra credits for surprises. We must consider the inflations when we really want to enjoy life when we get old. What we earn now no matter how big it might be, could just be enough when our time to retire comes. Focusing on this plan would require intensive process and wise planning for years. Many people know that taking this plan seriously means being persistent with the process as well. Managing a retirement is a continuous obligation even until it is already attainable. It would require the planner's patience and wise management.
For example one advisor had both a father and son as clients. The father died leaving his IRA to his son. The advisor promptly transferred the IRA from the father's name to the son's name? Sounds o.k. to you? But it isn't o.k. If you transfer an inherited IRA to a non-spouse beneficiary without a special designation like "inherited IRA of Dad for the benefit of Son" you cause immediate income tax acceleration for the IRA beneficiary. So rather than having the ability to stretch an IRA or defer taxes for forty years, the son had to pay the taxes on the entire IRA distribution the year after his father died. Using reasonable assumptions, this mistake cost the son one million dollars over his lifetime.
Another time, a 55 year old retires from his company with a million dollars in a retirement plan. The advisor recommends using an IRC Code 72(t) election for the entire million dollars. Only a fraction of that money was needed for cash flow between ages 55 and 59. The result of the faulty advice was unnecessary massive acceleration of income taxes between ages 55 and 59. The appropriate response would have been to make an IRC 72(t) election for part of the IRA, not all of it.
Not long ago, I was talking to a registered investment advisor or what is known as a financial planner. No, it wasn't mine rather I met the individual in passing at the local Starbucks. In talking about all the ongoing educational requirements and all the new regulations in that financial sector I realized how difficult it was for the practitioners to deal with their clientele.
You see, everyone is so sketchy with their personal information, and so busy hiding everything so that it won't get stolen from identity thieves, hackers, or the next fraudulent scam artist that they don't always give the financial planner all the information they need to make a competent decision and come up with a workable strategy. Of course, you cannot do retirement planning unless you ask all the questions, and those questions must be answered by the client truthfully and honestly. If not, everyone is wasting their time and it would be impossible to come up with the best possible plan.
You turn 50, what's the big deal? It's just a number right? Perhaps, but when you go to your mailbox and you find that retirement association envelope inviting you to join their club and enjoy discounts only reserved for, well, those in their declining years. It's a rude awakening; a kick the gut.If this sounds familiar, don't despair, you're in good company. Thousands are waking up to this reality every day. So what do you do now? Well, for starters, make darn sure that you have a good plan for getting to retirement with a decent nest egg to be able to enjoy your golden years. For those of you that need the professional help of a retirement planner, this article is for you. Everyone else, take a look at my other article titled "The "do it yourself" retirement planner".
Of course, the financial advisor can indeed advise against it, but there is no way they can stop the individual from making a stupid decision or investing in a bad financial vehicle. It happens all the time. Worse, often these folks get themselves into trouble, lose a huge amount of their money, and then they call a financial advisor to help them fix everything. Unfortunately, often it becomes too late, and they just don't have enough money in their nest egg to retire on schedule or live comfortably in that retirement.If they only have a little bit of money left over after a bad financial hit, often the financial consultant doesn't even want to deal with them because the cost of compliance in taking on a new client is just too great, and there's not enough commission or fees to make it worth their while. Be sure to be honest with your strategic retirement planning expert. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on.
[Retirement Planners]
It is always beneficial if we have extra credits for surprises. We must consider the inflations when we really want to enjoy life when we get old. What we earn now no matter how big it might be, could just be enough when our time to retire comes. Focusing on this plan would require intensive process and wise planning for years. Many people know that taking this plan seriously means being persistent with the process as well. Managing a retirement is a continuous obligation even until it is already attainable. It would require the planner's patience and wise management.
For example one advisor had both a father and son as clients. The father died leaving his IRA to his son. The advisor promptly transferred the IRA from the father's name to the son's name? Sounds o.k. to you? But it isn't o.k. If you transfer an inherited IRA to a non-spouse beneficiary without a special designation like "inherited IRA of Dad for the benefit of Son" you cause immediate income tax acceleration for the IRA beneficiary. So rather than having the ability to stretch an IRA or defer taxes for forty years, the son had to pay the taxes on the entire IRA distribution the year after his father died. Using reasonable assumptions, this mistake cost the son one million dollars over his lifetime.
Another time, a 55 year old retires from his company with a million dollars in a retirement plan. The advisor recommends using an IRC Code 72(t) election for the entire million dollars. Only a fraction of that money was needed for cash flow between ages 55 and 59. The result of the faulty advice was unnecessary massive acceleration of income taxes between ages 55 and 59. The appropriate response would have been to make an IRC 72(t) election for part of the IRA, not all of it.
Not long ago, I was talking to a registered investment advisor or what is known as a financial planner. No, it wasn't mine rather I met the individual in passing at the local Starbucks. In talking about all the ongoing educational requirements and all the new regulations in that financial sector I realized how difficult it was for the practitioners to deal with their clientele.
You see, everyone is so sketchy with their personal information, and so busy hiding everything so that it won't get stolen from identity thieves, hackers, or the next fraudulent scam artist that they don't always give the financial planner all the information they need to make a competent decision and come up with a workable strategy. Of course, you cannot do retirement planning unless you ask all the questions, and those questions must be answered by the client truthfully and honestly. If not, everyone is wasting their time and it would be impossible to come up with the best possible plan.
You turn 50, what's the big deal? It's just a number right? Perhaps, but when you go to your mailbox and you find that retirement association envelope inviting you to join their club and enjoy discounts only reserved for, well, those in their declining years. It's a rude awakening; a kick the gut.If this sounds familiar, don't despair, you're in good company. Thousands are waking up to this reality every day. So what do you do now? Well, for starters, make darn sure that you have a good plan for getting to retirement with a decent nest egg to be able to enjoy your golden years. For those of you that need the professional help of a retirement planner, this article is for you. Everyone else, take a look at my other article titled "The "do it yourself" retirement planner".
Of course, the financial advisor can indeed advise against it, but there is no way they can stop the individual from making a stupid decision or investing in a bad financial vehicle. It happens all the time. Worse, often these folks get themselves into trouble, lose a huge amount of their money, and then they call a financial advisor to help them fix everything. Unfortunately, often it becomes too late, and they just don't have enough money in their nest egg to retire on schedule or live comfortably in that retirement.If they only have a little bit of money left over after a bad financial hit, often the financial consultant doesn't even want to deal with them because the cost of compliance in taking on a new client is just too great, and there's not enough commission or fees to make it worth their while. Be sure to be honest with your strategic retirement planning expert. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on.
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