What Happens to Inherited Retirement Accounts?
You may know plenty about the differences between traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs, as well as the risks to your IRAs in this market, but what happens to an IRA (or other retirement account) that still has money in it when its owner passes away? You may think that the beneficiary just gets all the money in the account, but unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Retirement account funds will be transferred to a beneficiary, but their relationship to the owner is what determines how they can access the money and what they can do with it. Inherited Retirement Accounts: […]
Protecting Your Savings: Strategies for Managing Retirement Healthcare Costs
Preparation is Key for Covering Medical Expenses in Your Golden Years As you approach retirement, one of the most significant financial concerns you may face is managing retirement healthcare costs. Healthcare expenses can quickly add up and erode your retirement savings, making it crucial to plan and prepare for these costs. Fortunately, there are several strategies you can use to manage your healthcare expenses in retirement and protect your retirement savings.
Beware These Retirement Tax Traps
Considerations to Help You Develop a Tax-Savvy Retirement Plan There’s something unprecedented set to happen in the next 15 years: More people are going to retire than ever before in the history of our country. What’s more, the U.S. Census Bureau says that, by 2030, we will reach the milestone of having more people aged 65 and older than those aged 18 or younger. What does this demographic shift mean for your retirement? Well, you’ll likely need to prepare to overcome a few retirement tax traps. In this article, we break it down.
What if 1 Million Dollars Isn’t Enough to Retire?
If you are headed toward retirement soon, or you have just retired, you may find yourself wondering, “Is my nest egg enough?” It’s a common question and one that causes a lot of people a lot of reasonable anxiety. Because retirement finances are much more about prediction than they are about facts and assurances, it can be hard to feel confident that you will have enough to carry you through your entire retirement. As you know, medical expenses, long-term care, housing repairs, and other unpredictable costs are just a part of life, so how can you prepare for those […]
Ep 108: Financial Planning During Market Loss with Dan Oaklief (Part 2)
Today we are excited to be back with Dan Oaklief, RICP®, CPFA, one of our experienced advisors at BA Schrock Financial Group. For the past three years, Dan has been hosting informative webinars to educate clients on taxes, retirement, and social security planning. In part two of this two-part episode, we’ll talk about the impact of the current market on retirement planning and touch on some financial spring-cleaning tips.
Navigating Retirement as a High-Net-Worth Individual
For high-net-worth individuals and families, retirement is a significant shift. A high-net-worth individual, also known as an HNWI, is typically someone with at least $1 million in cash or assets that can be easily converted into cash, including stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, and other investments.[1] As an HNWI, you may not be too worried about depleting your funds in retirement, but there are many complexities that come into play that can eat away at your wealth faster than you think. Let’s discuss a few tips and tricks that can help you make the most of your golden years. […]
Ep 107: Financial Planning During Market Loss with Dan Oaklief (Part 1)
Today we are excited to be joined by Dan Oaklief, one of our experienced advisors at BA Schrock Financial Group. For the past three years, Dan has been hosting informative webinars to educate clients on taxes, retirement, and social security planning. In part one of this two-part episode, we’ll unpack some of the common questions Dan receives from clients about financial planning.
Current Market Risks and Your Retirement
Our current economic situation is complex and, in some ways, unprecedented. Because of the pandemic, we have seen massive changes in how the market behaves, and we are having to readjust how we approach retirement planning. Market Changes Due to The Pandemic Market Changes Due to The Pandemic : Government Payouts One of the major market changes due to the pandemic was the government directly stepping in to help with the economic downturn. The issue with this is that federal payouts can increase inflation, and when that is coupled with the constant creep of normal inflation, the situation can […]
Will Your Retirement Savings Be Enough?
Are you unsure of how much money you will need in retirement? This is a very common concern for Americans as they approach retirement age. This blog will give you some tips on how to begin estimating your needs in the future, as well as some tips on how to increase the longevity of your savings. 5 Key Questions to Ask When Planning For Retirement Retirement Planning Question 1: How Much Should I Spend in Retirement? One of the easiest ways to judge how much money you will need in retirement is to take stock of how much money […]
Ep 106: How Retirement Changes Impact Finances (Part 2)
In this episode, we’re spending some time with BA Schrock’s Colleen LeMasters, CFP® to share our process for helping and assisting clients when the face these significant changes that disrupt life and retirement. This is a conversation that we can approach from multiple angles so we’ve broken it out into two parts. Now we’re going to turn our attention to the retirement aspect of this conversation and the changes that often happen to people around this time.
