IFW Education Center – Retirement
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What You Can Do To Protect Your Retirement By Battling Inflation
Inflation can be a sneaky villain, trying to steal away your retirement…
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Benefits of Retiring at 70
When planning your retirement, the first question you may ask is the…
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Choosing Between College and Retirement Savings
Saving enough money to help pay for your children’s college education is…
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Understanding Matching Contributions
Receiving matching contributions to your retirement plan from an employer is one…
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Extend Your Retirement Budget with the Gig Economy
Retirement savings need to last longer than ever. The good news is…
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Should I take my pension in a lump sum or take the guaranteed income each month?
Should I take my pension in a lump sum or take the…
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Do You Need a Financial Advisor?
Everybody wants to spend their money prudently, save it carefully, and invest…
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Getting Your Retirement Back on Track
The one-two punch dealt by the Great Recession of 2007-2009, followed by…
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Working in Retirement
The traditional view of retirement is changing, and it is changing quickly.…
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Have You Saved Enough for Retirement?
Levels of optimism and confidence from retirees that their retirement will remain…
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Do You Need a Financial Advisor?
Everybody wants to spend their money prudently, save it carefully, and invest…
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Insurance Calculator: Reach Your Health Savings Account Goal
You should be saving money in an IRA or 401k to help…
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Insurance Calculator: Save for Long Term Care
There are three fundamental ways to meet your long-term care needs. Long-term…
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Insurance Calculator: Calculate Your Long Term Care Needs
As you or a loved one, grows older, long-term care might be…
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Retirement Calculator: IRA Analysis
Why Should You Invest In Your IRA? Saving has its rewards and…
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Retirement Calculator: 401(k) Comparison Calculator
What’s Better A Traditional 401(k) or a Roth 401(k)? As the IFW…
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Retirement Calculator: Savings Analysis
How Long Will My Retirement Savings Last? This is the ultimate question…
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Retirement Calculator: 401(k) Review
How Can I Get The Most From My 401(k)? If your not…
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Retirement Calculator: Your Social Security Situation
How Do You Know How Much Your Social Security Income Will Be?…
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Social Security Survivor Benefits
No one likes to think about what life will be like for…
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When Should I Start Collecting Social Security?
You can start collecting Social Security payments once you hit the age…
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How Cost of Living Adjustments are Calculated
When you file for Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI),…
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Stretch Your Retirement Budget
You’ve worked hard all your life. You do not want to enter…
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Don’t Miss Out on Senior Discounts
Many businesses understand the buying power that consumers over the age of…
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Supplementing Your Retirement Income
Retirement is something you may have been looking forward to for quite…
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Supplemental Healthcare Coverage in Retirement
The Balance, a personal finance website publisher, recently reported on the alarming…
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Restructuring Your Budget for Retirement
If you are like many people, you have been planning and building…
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Retirement Account Withdrawal Strategies
Like most things in life, retirement fund withdrawals should be carefully planned…
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Becoming Financially Independent
Financial freedom often begins by becoming financially independent. Many people do not…
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Off to a Late Start? Catching Up Strategies for Retirement
You did not begin saving for retirement early enough. Now you are…
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The Basic Principles of Retirement Planning
Are you saving enough for retirement? If you are like most U.S.…
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Retirement Planning Checklist
Retirement Planning Checklist The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s April 2020 Retirement Confidence…
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How Much Do You Need to Retire?
Most people know that you need to save money for retirement. However,…
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Laddering Strategies for CDs
The interest rates offered on savings accounts and money market accounts today…
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Retirement Planning Mistakes to Avoid
A strong economy, coupled with a rising stock market provided for steady…
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Important Retirement Savings Milestones
When it comes to your money, one of the most important decisions…
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The Pros and Cons of an Early Retirement
Retirement. It is a desire and dream many Americans work their entire…
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Gig Worker Retirement Strategies
Over the past several years, there has been a significant rise in…
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Measuring the Cost of Living
Understanding the cost of living in an area can help you determine…
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Types of Retirement Plans
Long gone are the days when most companies provided a pension plan…
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Taking Your Retirement Plan with You
You’ve found a new job and are leaving your old company. This…
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Reviewing Your Retirement Plan
The days when companies would provide pensions for their employees are rapidly…
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Retirement Calculator: Potential Income Analysis
What will your monthly retirement income be from your retirement savings? Knowing…
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Should You Withdraw Funds from Your 401(k)?
For many people nearing retirement age, their 401(k) account is their biggest…
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9 Facts About Retirement
Retirement can have many meanings. For some, it will be a time…
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Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA
Traditional Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), which were created in 1974, are owned…