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Typically you need to wait until you reach retirement age to start taking money out of a cash-balance plan. However, unlike a traditional pension plan, a cash-balance plan is portable. That means ...

Yes. Put as much money as you can into tax-sheltered retirement accounts, such as 401(k)s and IRAs. That's because the investments in those accounts grow tax-free until retirement - meaning you'll ...

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That depends on your age, your health and the size of the death benefit you want. No surprise that the younger and healthier you are, the lower your premium will be. Just as a ballpark, a healthy ...

4. You recently joined a small company where you know hardly anyone. Because you came from a much larger organization, you quickly realized that your new employer has many inefficient processes and ...

The main difference between the two types of IRAs is when you pay taxes on your investments. Traditional IRAs can delay the taxes until retirement, but with Roth IRAs, you pay tax now rather than ...

It depends on when you were born. For example, if you were born between 1943 and 1954, your payouts will be reduced 25% if you start receiving benefits at age 62. That reduction is permanent ...

The main difference is when you pay income taxes on the money you put in the plans. With a traditional IRA, you pay the taxes on the back end - that is, when you withdraw the money in retirement.