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Category Archives: Retirement Planning

What Do Current Retirees Have to Say About Retirement?

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

There are plenty of articles out there about how to prepare for retirement, what to expect in your retirement, how difficult it may be, how easy it may be, what to tell your kids, what to tell your parents, and on, and on, and on. What we don’t often find is the first hand… Read More »

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Low Interest Rates Good for Borrowers, Bad for Retired Seniors

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

If you’re nearing retirement and looking forward to living off the interest of your retirement savings you may have to consider staying in the job market for another year or so. Interest rates have hit record lows recently; a turn of events which is good for homeowners and borrowers, but very bad for seniors… Read More »

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Start Planning Now to Help Your Parents—And Yourself—In Retirement

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

This recent article in CBS MoneyWatch is calling attention to what they call “the national retirement nightmare.” The article points out that what used to be the simple plan of socking away a little bit of money from each paycheck has now turned into the huge nightmare of planning not only for your own… Read More »

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The Good News and The Bad News About Retirement

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

The good news is that Americans are living longer, the bad news is that it costs a whole lot more to retire than it used to. But the rising cost of retirement has more to do with just longer life expectancy. As this recent article in the New York Times points out, “Social Security… Read More »

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What Will You Be Doing With This Year’s IRA Withdrawal?

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Many of our clients who are 70 ½ or older have chosen in the past to give a certain portion of their required IRA withdrawal to charity each year; doing so has allowed them to take the required withdrawal, keep their taxable income down, and give to a cause they care about all at… Read More »

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Long Term Care Insurance Is Tax Deductible for Business Owners

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

By now most people, when planning for their “Golden Years”, know that they need to consider the possibility that they may need long-term care at some point in time, and that long-term care insurance is a logical option for this purpose. What most people don’t know is that if you are self-employed or own… Read More »

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NOW is the Time to Think About Long-Term Care

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

As Baby Boomers begin to retire and to think about life after retirement, many find that one of their primary concerns is that of long-term care. Some news sources seem to think that paying for long-term care is going to be a number one issue in the coming years, not only for elderly individuals… Read More »

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Good News for Retirement Savings in 2012

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

The past few years have been very hard on retirement savings. As if the devastating impact of the economic crash on retirement assets wasn’t enough, many people weren’t able to sock away nearly as much as they’d like during the lean years that followed the crash. But a new article in U.S. News and… Read More »

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Entrepreneurs, Family Business, and Estate Planning

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

If you’re an entrepreneur, or a small or family business owner, you have more to lose if you don’t have an estate plan. An estate plan help you protect not only your family and your assets, but also the business you’ve spent years (or decades) building. A recent article at Entrepreneur.com, entitled What Entrepreneurs… Read More »

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There’s More than One Way to Name IRA Beneficiaries

By The Law Office of Angela N. Manz |

Do you know the best way to pass your IRA savings on to your loved ones when you die? It sounds like a simple question, but naming beneficiaries for your IRA is not always as straightforward as it sounds. This article in CBS MoneyWatch explains: “Without proper estate planning, you may be reducing your… Read More »

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