Most Americans are lured into saving for retirement with traditional qualified retirement plans, such as IRA’s and 401(k)s. They are convinced by financial advisors to contribute pre-tax dollars to 401(k) plans or place tax-deductible contributions into IRAs because of the tax advantages during the contribution and accumulation phases of their retirement planning. They seem to ignore the two most important phases – when withdraw your money for retirement income, and when you pass away and transfer any remaining funds to your heirs.
Index to 401(k) Content
401(k) is the IRS tax code used to refer to any employer sponsored retirement plan. These plan are often favorable because they allow employee to make a tax deferred contribution, while often receiving a matching contribution from their employer up to a predetermined percentage of annual compensation to be used for retirement. In this area you will find some tidbits related to 401(k)s and tax strategies for consideration.
Tax Planning: All the Dogs Barking Up the Wrong Tree Doesn’t Make it the Right One
01/02/2009 by
From the desk of Paul Nichols: President of Financial Abundance Inc.
Socking money away into IRAs and 401(k)s and paying extra principal on your mortgage is counter-productive
In the quest for financial independence, there are two places most Americans accumulate the most money: our home and our retirement plan.
Following accepted wisdom, we set aside money in qualified retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k)s, enjoying tax deductible funding and/or tax deferred accumulation. At the same time, we assume it’s best to achieve the goal of outright home ownership and save money no mortgage interest expense by sending extra principal payments against our mortgages.
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