Personal Retirement Plans
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Transcript Personal Retirement Plans
IRAs
Financial Planning for Women
March 2006
Jean Lown & Tiffany Smith
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Why YOU need an IRA
Americans are poorly prepared for long
retirements in a changing world
Life expectancy is rising
Health care costs are escalating rapidly
Long term care costs are formidable
Medicare is in far more trouble far sooner than SS
Lower investment returns (J. Clements, WSJ)
Traditional company pensions are
disappearing
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More Reasons for IRA
DEBT!! (2004 SCF)
Debt growing faster than wealth
Credit card debt up 27% in past 5 years
18% are leasing vehicles rather than buying–
high mo. payments but no asset to show
Mortgage debt growing faster than home equity
19% of retirees still owe mortgage (Avg. $31K)
More college grads with high debt
Today’s retirees in much better situation
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J. Clement’s Simple test
Sum retirement plan values + investments
Add: home equity you plan to free up by
downsizing at retirement
Subtract: all your debts (mortgage, auto…)
Assume you can withdraw 5%/year
If you have $300,000, 5% = $15,000/yr
Plus Social Security & any pension
Most Americans need to invest much more!
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Individual Retirement Accounts
Overview
What is an IRA?
Why contribute?
Who can contribute?
How much can you contribute?
What are tax advantages?
Where to invest?
What if I need my money before retirement?
Retirement Savings Credit
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What is an IRA?
Individual investment account (not joint)
For retirement
A tax sheltered way to save
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Why Contribute?
How much do you need to live on in
retirement?
Will your 401(k), 403(b) be enough?
How could saving a little bit a month
possibly help?
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Power of Monthly Investments
$50 @ 8% for 15
years = $17,417
$50 @ 8% for 25
years = $47,868
$50 @ 8% for 35
years = $115,459
$100 @ 8% for 15
years = $34,834
$100 @ 8% for 25
years = $95,737
$100 @ 8% for 35
years = $230,918
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Individual Retirement Accounts
IRAs allow workers to set up personal
retirement accounts invested in
Stock and/or bond
individual securities or mutual funds
CDs (too conservative!)
other types of investments
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Who Can Contribute?
Any worker with earned income
No age minimum
Worker’s Spouse
may contribute to a spousal IRA for nonemployed spouse
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Individual Retirement Accounts
$4,000/year contribution limit out of
earned income (2006)
$5,000/year limit for workers age 50 and
older
investment earnings are tax-sheltered
until withdrawn
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IRA Contribution Limits
1st 27 years: $2,000/year
2001 tax law changes
2002-2004: $3,000
2005-2007 $4,000
2008 and after: $5,000*
Adjusted for inflation in $500 increments
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IRA Contribution Limits age 50+
2002-2005:
+ $500
2005: $4,500
2006 and after: + $1,000
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Two Types of IRAs
Traditional
Tax-deductible contributions
Non-deductible contributions
Roth (newer type)
Contributions not tax-deductible
Withdrawals free of taxes in retirement
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Traditional Deductible IRAs
Workers not covered by an employer
plan may make tax-deductible
contributions of up to $4,000 ($5,000 for
50 and older) per year
Workers who are covered by an
employer plan may be able to make taxdeductible contributions depending on
income
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Income tax deduction
= Marginal tax rate (MTR) x contribution
What is your MTR?
Highest rate at which your income is taxed
10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 35%, 38
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Find out your MTB
Use tax tables
Amount of taxable income?
To find MTB add $100 to taxable income
Amount of tax
Amount of tax?
$ difference in amount of tax = MTB
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2006 Tax Brackets: Single
based on Taxable Income
(after subtracting PE & SD)
$0 to $7,550
7,551 to 30,650
30,651 to 74,200
74,201 to 154,800
154,801 to 336,550
336,551 and higher
10%
15%
25%
28%
33%
35%
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Non-Deductible, After-Tax IRAs
Available to workers covered by an employer
plan whose incomes are too high to qualify for a
deductible IRA
Contributions are not tax deductible
Investment earnings are tax-sheltered until
withdrawn.
Rarely used since Roth IRAs introduced
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Roth IRAs
Contributions are not tax-deductible.
Investment earnings are tax-sheltered.
Tax-free and penalty-free withdrawals of
earnings may be made after age 59 ½.
Thus, it is possible to never have to pay taxes on
Roth IRA earnings.
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Roth IRA Income Limits
BUT cannot contribute to Roth if modified
adjusted gross income (MAGI)>
$110,000 single filer
$160,00 joint filer
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What if I need my money early?
Roth contributions can be withdrawn at
anytime
May not borrow from IRA
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Roth IRA Withdrawals
Tax-free and penalty-free withdrawals of
earnings are allowed:
if you become disabled
for buying your first home
or for your children’s (or your own) education
expenses*
As long as the earnings are from funds
invested for at least 5 years
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Where to Invest?
IRAs allow workers to set up personal
retirement accounts invested in a wide
variety of investments
Stock/bond mutual funds
other types of investments
Starting from scratch or…
Complementing your employer plan?
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Getting Started
If no other retirement plan
Choose a stock mutual fund
Growth potential
Broad diversification
Invest for as little as $50/month
T. Rowe Price mutual funds
Allow $50 automatic Investment Plan (AIP)
Automatic monthly transfer from checking to MF
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Complementing Employer Plan
Review employer options
Determine your asset allocation
What investment categories are missing?
International investments?
Small cap stocks?
Real estate?
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Distributions from Traditional IRAs
Penalty-free withdrawals can begin at
age 59 ½.
Taxes are owed on these withdrawals
Withdrawals must begin by age 70 ½.
Generally, withdrawals must be made at
a rate that would exhaust the fund over
your remaining life expectancy.
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Retirement Savings Contribution
Credit
For low & moderate income taxpayers
For retirement investing
Tax credit of up to $0.50 for each $1.00
up to the first $2,000 you contribute to
your employer's plan or to an IRA
Maximum tax credit is $1,000
Expires after the 2006 tax year
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Retirement Contribution Credit
Married
Couples
Filing Jointly Heads of Households
Single Filers
Percent
of Tax
Credit
$0–$22,500
$0–$15,000
50%
$22,500–$24,375
$15,000–
$16,250
20%
$32,500–
$50,000
$24,375–$37,500
$16,250–
$25,000
10%
Over $50,000
Over $37,500
Over $25,000
0%
$0–$30,000
$30,000–
$32,500
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Choosing a Stock MF for IRA
May FPW program (2005 & 2006)
Stock Mutual Funds for Your IRA
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Questions on IRAs?
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Upcoming FPW
April 12: Avoiding Investment Fraud
May 10: The Best Mutual Funds for Your
IRA
Low cost stock mutual funds for as little as
$50/month
June 12: Social Security, Sandy Hunter,
SSA
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Women & Financial Planning
Research
Study is being expanded beyond baby
boomer women
Please fill out a survey
Some survey respondents will be invited to
participate in a focus group ($25
compensation)
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URS Seminars
For workers within 5 years of retirement
Personal Financial Planning Seminar
In Logan Thursday, May 18, 9 am - 4 pm
In Ogden Friday, May 12, 9 am – 4 pm
Register with URS: www.urs.org
800-753-7750
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