Spring Clean Your Retirement Plan: Part I
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We explore several strategies for spring cleaning your retirement plan. Retirement planning deserves regular attention and adjustments as your life circumstances and the economic landscape evolve.
• Reviewing retirement accounts regularly to check balances, investment allocations, and risk levels based on your age
• Considering contribution limits and ensuring you're at least capturing employer matches
• Examining your savings rate and finding ways to increase contributions by cutting unnecessary expenses
• Defining your retirement vision including lifestyle expectations to better estimate your financial needs
• Developing a comprehensive Social Security strategy that plans to maximize benefits for your situation
• Paying down high-interest debt before retirement while strategically managing low-interest obligations
• Implementing tax planning strategies like Roth conversions to help to minimize taxation in retirement
• Creating "buckets" of money specifically designed for retirement income rather than growth
• Consulting with a retirement planning professional to coordinate all aspects of your retirement strategy
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Retirement Spring Cleaning (00:00:00)
2. Reviewing Your Retirement Accounts (00:05:10)
3. Evaluating Your Savings Rate (00:13:22)
4. Defining Your Retirement Vision (00:17:45)
5. Social Security Benefits Strategy (00:27:43)
6. Debt Management for Retirement (00:39:15)
7. Roth Conversions and Tax Planning (00:42:46)
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