Soundview Financial's Retirement Savings Guide http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com Helpful Tips, Insights and Resources For Retirement Planning Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:13:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Immediate Annuities- Are They Right For You? This Blog Is Sponsored By Soundview Financial's Annuity Buying  Guide. For more information on  Annuities, please visit the Annuity Buying  Guide by clicking here. Early this week, The Wall Street Journal published a story on fixed immediate annuities gaining popularity in light of the lower interest rates currently being offered ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/immediate-annuities-are-they-right-for-you/ Reverse Mortgages—As the Market Tanks, More Seniors Are Considering This Option This Blog Is Sponsored By Soundview Financial's Reverse Mortgage Guide. For more information on Reverse Mortgages, please visit the Reverse Mortgage Guide by clicking here. As the value of retirment accounts have been dramatically reduced, seniors are looking at alternative strategies to fund ongoing living expenses in retirement.  A reverse ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/reverse-mortgages-as-the-market-tanks-more-seniors-are-considering-this-option/ Important New IRA Rules For more information on IRAs, be sure to visit The IRA Guide and The Roth IRA Guide. One of the most notable features of your IRA account is the requirement to begin withdrawing assets once you become 70 ½ years of age.  On December 23, 2008, President Bush signed ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/important-new-ira-rules/ Making The Best of a Bad Year- Consider Taking Tax Lossess This Blog is sponsored by Soundview Financial's Tax Preparation Guide. Click here to visit Soundview Financial to get access to helpful articles, tips and resources for tax preparation and tax planning. Great article in today's Wall Street Journal on year-end tax planning strategies.  Basically, suggesting making some lemonade out of the ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/making-the-best-of-a-bad-year-consider-taking-tax-lossess/ Tips on Social Security This Blog is sponsored by Soundview Financial’s Retirement Savings Guide. Click here to visit Soundview Financial to get access to helpful articles, tips and resources for retirement planning Great article provided by SmartMoney on Yahoo! Finance providing tips maximizing your Social Security payments. Here you go: While the idea of ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/tips-on-social-security/ Is A $1million Nest Egg Enough To Fund Retirement? This Blog is sponsored by Soundview Financial’s Retirement Savings Guide. Click here to visit Soundview Financial to get access to helpful articles, tips and resources for retirement planning Great article provided by US News on Yahoo! Finance discussing whether a $1 million nest egg is sufficienct to fund your retirement. Here ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/is-a-1million-nest-egg-enough-to-fund-retirement/ When $1 Million Isn’t Enough This Blog is sponsored by Soundview Financial’s Retirement Savings Guide. Click here to visit Soundview Financial to get access to helpful articles, tips and resources for retirement planning Great article provided by US News on Yahoo! Finance confirming the need to develop a diversified investment portfolio. Here you go: Is a ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/when-1-million-isnt-enough/ Common Mistakes in Retirement Planning This Blog is sponsored by Soundview Financial’s Retirement Savings Guide. Click here to visit Soundview Financial to get access to helpful articles, tips and resources for retirement planning. I read a recent article on the common mistakes people make when approaching retirement. Here goes: 1. No current will. Even if you created ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/common-mistakes-in-retirement-planning/ There’s Still Time to Make 2008 IRA Contributions This Blog is sponsored by Soundview Financial's IRA Guide. Click here to visit Soundview Financial's IRA Guide  to get access to helpful articles, tips and resources for IRAs and retirement planning. If you haven't contributed funds to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for tax year 2008, or if you put in ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/theres-still-time-to-make-2007-ira-contributions/ Nine Critical Retirement Planning Mistakes This Blog is sponsored by Soundview Financial’s Retirement Savings Guide. Click here to visit Soundview Financial to get access to helpful articles, tips and resources for retirement planning. Our friends at Yahoo! Finance have a great article on nine critical retirement planning mistakes. Here goes: Cracking your nest egg before retirement. A ... http://retirementsavingsguide.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/nine-critical-retirement-planning-mistakes/