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How Military Retirement Pay and Civilian Retirement Savings Can Work Together

Military retirement can give someone a financial head start that many civilian workers spend decades trying to build. A monthly pension offers dependable income, while a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), civilian 401(k), or IRA can provide another source of retirement money. Put them together, and retirement planning gets considerably more…

The Free Financial Advisor · 5h ago

How To Build A Retirement Account After Military Service

Leaving the military can change your paycheck, your benefits, and your entire financial routine. Your retirement savings shouldn’t have to start over just because your uniform goes into the closet. For former service members, the biggest retirement challenge often isn’t choosing investments. It’s figuring out what happens to the money…

The Free Financial Advisor · 7h ago

After 47 years of marriage, Missouri woman fights over late husband's $505,000 IRA; court creates medical trust

Mary Alice and Ray Bergfeld created a joint trust of almost $895,000, with the intention that Ray's IRA would support her healthcare costs. After Ray's unexpected passing, Mary Alice found out she was not the designated IRA beneficiary. A court decision revealed that Ray's negligent misrepresentation warranted the establishment of…

The Times of India · 12h ago

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Your Roth IRA Has Been Open Less Than Five Years — What Withdrawal Rules Apply?

A Roth IRA can let you withdraw money without a tax bill, even before retirement. But open the account recently, and the rules become a little more complicated. The surprising part? You may be able to withdraw every dollar you personally contributed without taxes or penalties, even if the account…

The Free Financial Advisor · Nov 8

Old 401(k): Leave it, Roll it to an IRA, or Move it to your New Plan?

You changed jobs, and a balance is sitting in the old employer’s plan. Nothing forces a decision, so most people make none. That is a decision too: it quietly picks the fees you pay, the rules you live under, and the paperwork you will face in ten years.

Thousandaire · Nov 6

Your IRA Beneficiary Dies Before You — What Happens to the Account?

Naming someone as your IRA beneficiary feels like a decision you can make once and forget. Unfortunately, families rarely follow the neat little timeline people have in mind. A child might die years before a parent. A spouse might outlive one beneficiary but not another. Suddenly, the person listed on…

The Free Financial Advisor · Nov 6

Boutcher challenges ‘misinterpretation’ of PIRA remark in police log on Drumcree

Northern Ireland’s police chief also said files on suspects interviewed over a protest on the Garvaghy Road would be sent to prosecutors within days.

Evening Standard · Nov 5

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Warren Buffett’s retirement income strategy: How a 90/10 rule could help a 65-year-old turn $600,000 into monthly income

For a 65-year-old with a traditional IRA of $600,000, adopting Warren Buffett’s 90/10 investment strategy is a practical choice. This approach allows for a balanced monthly withdrawal that integrates Social Security and IRA funds. By allocating 90% to S&P 500 index funds and 10% to Treasury bills, one can ensure…

The Economic Times · Nov 5

How Much Could a $10,000 Roth Conversion Add to Your Tax Bill?

A $10,000 Roth conversion can look like a simple retirement upgrade until tax season arrives. Moving money from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA can create a tax bill today, even though the transfer doesn’t put a single extra dollar in your pocket.

The Free Financial Advisor · Nov 4

Beneficiary form or Will: Which One Controls Your 401(k), IRA and Life Insurance

If you hold a 401(k), an IRA, a brokerage account or a life insurance policy, a form you filled out years ago probably decides who gets that money, and your will probably does not. That is why the end of the year is a good moment to check them. The…

Thousandaire · Nov 2

Your Employer Stops Matching Your 401(k) — What Should You Do?

An employer can cut a retirement benefit without changing your salary by a single dollar. If your company stops matching your 401(k) contributions, your paycheck might look exactly the same while your retirement savings quietly lose a valuable source of funding.

The Free Financial Advisor · Nov 2

How the SAS tracked a notorious IRA sniper to a secluded thorn bush

SAS: THE SHADOW WAR: A SAS commando tells Sam Kiley how the imperative was to try and take Bernard McGinn alive in 1997 in order not to jeopardise political peace negotiations going on behind the scenes

The Independent UK · Nov 2

Your Spouse Dies With an IRA — What Happens to the Account?

An inherited IRA can give a surviving spouse something valuable: choices. Unfortunately, those choices come with different tax consequences, withdrawal rules, and deadlines. Making a quick decision without understanding them can create an expensive retirement headache.

The Free Financial Advisor · Nov 1

The Beneficiary Mistake That Could Send Your Retirement Savings to the Wrong Person

A retirement account can follow your financial wishes for decades, then send the money to someone you stopped speaking to years ago. All it takes is an outdated beneficiary designation, a form that many people complete once and promptly forget.

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 30

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The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 29

You Inherit an IRA From Your Parent: Why the 10-Year Rule Could Change Your Plans

An inheritance can arrive with a deadline attached, and an inherited IRA is a prime example. If you inherit a traditional IRA from a parent, federal tax rules generally require you to empty the account within 10 years, potentially turning a generous inheritance into a surprisingly complicated tax decision.

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 29

Your Spouse Dies With a 401(k) — What Happens to the Money Next?

A surviving spouse can inherit a retirement account worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and still face a surprisingly complicated decision about what to do next. The money may be yours, but that doesn’t mean you should immediately withdraw it, transfer it, or spend a dollar.

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 29

7 Retirement Decisions That Are Much Harder to Undo After Age 65

Retirement comes with plenty of decisions that sound perfectly reasonable until the paperwork arrives, the tax bill shows up, or changing your mind turns into an expensive project. After 65, certain choices can affect your income, health coverage, and financial flexibility for years.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28

Murder in Belfast: Sisters Seeking Justice review – a family’s astonishing bravery helped make history

When Robert McCartney was killed in a bar brawl involving members of the Provisional IRA in Belfast in 2005, his five sisters refused to be intimidated. They took their story to the White House and it accelerated the peace process

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Thousandaire · Oct 26

How Capital Gains Tax Works, and the Legal Ways to Owe Less (or Nothing)

Your portfolio crushed this year. Noice.

The Independent UK · Oct 26

Inside the Coagh IRA ambush, one of the most controversial SAS killings in Northern Ireland

SAS: THE SHADOW WAR: The former SAS major responsible for planning one of the most controversial lethal clashes of the Troubles tells Sam Kiley how his men had less than two seconds to decide whether to open fire on an IRA unit preparing an assassination

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 25

The Inheritance Mistake That Could Leave Adult Children With an Unexpected Tax Bill

An inheritance can arrive with a peculiar surprise: the money itself may be tax-free, but what happens next could cost thousands. Adult children who inherit a parent’s house, investments, or retirement account can face very different tax rules, even when everything comes from the same estate.

The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 24

Do You Still Pay Federal Taxes on Social Security? What Retirees Should Know Before Filing in 2027

A bigger Social Security check does not necessarily mean more spending money. The IRS may want a piece of those benefits, even when retirement has replaced a regular paycheck. For retirees preparing their 2027 tax returns, one familiar rule still deserves attention: Social Security benefits can remain subject to federal…

International Business Times UK · Oct 23

Year-End Tax Tips: IRA Limit Hits $7,500—Moves Experts Say to Make Before December 31

Plan for 2026 taxes: review Roth conversions, tax-loss harvesting, RMDs and withholding by 31 December, while IRA contributions may remain open until 2027.

Evening Standard · Oct 21

‘IRA lawyers’ comment blasted as ‘shameful’ by NI First Minister

Conservative Party MP Sir David Davis made the reference during a debate on the Legacy Bill in the Commons earlier this week.

Thousandaire · Oct 21

Asset location at $85K: Which fund goes in the 401(k), the Roth, and the Brokerage Account?

You’ve got three accounts now: a 401(k), a Roth IRA, and a fresh taxable brokerage account. Somebody told you to put the bonds in one and the stocks in another, to “locate your assets” and save thousands in tax.

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