401(k)/403(b)

IRS Raises Retirement Plan Contribution Limits – 2015

IRS Raises Retirement Plan Contribution Limits Roth & traditional IRAs won’t get 2015 COLAs, but other plans will. A little inflation means a little adjustment. As the Consumer Price Index is up 1.7% over the last 12 months, the federal government is giving Social Security benefits a 1.7% boost for 2015 and lifting annual contribution limits on key pension plans as well.1 401(k), 403(b), 457 & TSP annual contribution limits increase by $500. You will be able to defer up [...]

By |2017-03-28T08:17:21-04:00December 4th, 2014|401(k)/403(b), Business/Economic News, Financial Fitness, IRA, Retirement|Comments Off on IRS Raises Retirement Plan Contribution Limits – 2015

Getting Financially Fit for Retirement at 50

Getting Financially Fit for Retirement at 50 Things for trailing-edge boomers & Gen Xers to consider. When you turn 50, retirement starts to seem less abstract. In terms of retirement planning, a 50th birthday can act as a wake-up call. It may offer a powerful reminder to trailing-edge baby boomers and Gen Xers, many of whom are wrapping up their second act with inadequate retirement savings for their third. You may find yourself with such a shortfall, and you wouldn’t [...]

By |2017-03-28T08:17:21-04:00November 20th, 2014|401(k)/403(b), Investing, IRA, Retirement, Saving & Budgeting|Comments Off on Getting Financially Fit for Retirement at 50

Important IRS Adjustments for 2013

IRAs & workplace retirement plans have higher contribution limits. The IRS has set annual contribution limits for IRAs, 401(k)s and other retirement plans higher for 2013, and made other important adjustments for inflation as well. Here is an overview of some notable changes just announced. The 2013 IRA contribution limit: $5,500. This is a $500 increase from 2012, and it applies to both Roth and traditional IRAs. The IRA catch-up contribution limit for those 50 and older remains $1,000.1,3 The [...]

By |2017-03-28T08:17:31-04:00November 29th, 2012|401(k)/403(b), IRA, Personal Finance, Retirement|Comments Off on Important IRS Adjustments for 2013

Getting Off on the Right Foot in 2012: Retirement Plans

401(k), 403(b) and 457 plan annual contribution limits rise slightly to $17,000, and you can contribute an additional $5,500 to these accounts if you are 50 or older this year. IRA contribution levels are unchanged from 2011: the ceiling is $5,000, $6,000 if you will be 50 or older in 2012.1 As you strive to contribute as much as you comfortably can to these accounts this year, you will probably notice some changes with the retirement plan at your workplace. [...]

By |2017-03-28T08:17:35-04:00February 7th, 2012|401(k)/403(b), IRA, Retirement|Comments Off on Getting Off on the Right Foot in 2012: Retirement Plans
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