BALANCED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

This course is designed to give each attendee a comprehensive and Plain-English financial education, while also exposing various pitfalls and risks that threaten to derail many retirees today. This event is purely educational – no specific products or services will be offered.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

• Common misconceptions about taxes in retirement.
• Understand the official new tax reform rules and their impact on your retirement.
• Understand the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on retirement income streams.
• Identify tools and strategies available to retirees.

RETIRING TODAY

• The old retirement vs. TODAY’S retirement
• How to create a clear vision for retirement that could lead to less stress and more happiness.
• Understanding the keys to distributing your money in retirement.
• Understanding RMDs and the implications they have on your retirement.

TAX RATE RISK

• How rising taxes may affect your retirement cash flow.
• The “Catch 22” of 401k’s and IRA’s
• Are employer sponsored plans better than IRAs?
• Is it time for the Roth conversions?

RETIREMENT INCOME PLANNING

• How to accumulate dollars in the right types of accounts for future retirement income.
• Strategies on how to lengthen the life of your money
• When should you convert to a Roth?
• How IRA’s and 401k’s cause Social Security taxation

MAXIMIZING SOCIAL SECURITY

• The causes of Social Security taxation
• The Social Security thresholds you need to be aware of
• The real cost of Social Security taxation
• Strategies to eliminate Social Security taxation
• Social Security maximization strategies

RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION PITFALLS

• How to ensure you won’t run out of money in retirement
• How to liquidate retirement assets in the right order
• How to eliminate “sequence of returns” risk

WHY LOSSES DURING RETIREMENT MATTER

• The impact of dramatic market loss in retirement
• Is “buy and hold” appropriate in retirement?
• How to shield your assets from stock market volatility
• Why “asset allocation” alone may not be enough
• How to truly diversify your retirement portfolio

HOW THE NEW SECURE ACT COULD IMPACT YOUR RETIREMENT:

• Changes to the RMD age for some!
• IRA Contribution Age Limit Altered
• Positive Changes for Part-Time Workers
• What's Happening to Stretch IRAs?
• Will We See Annuities Included More Often in Workplace Retirement Plans?