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6 sections


23 pages


1. 40 mins . 5pg


2. 20 mins . 4 pg


3. 30 mins . 3 pg


4. 15 mins . 3 pg


5. 10 mins . 4 pg


6. Xx mins . 5 pg

Factors Influencing RLE

Healthcare costs


Long term care


Hobbies


Recreational activities


Travel


SSI


Employer benefits


Savings and investments


Annuities and retirement accounts


Dependents


Inflation



3 leg stool of R

Ssi


Pensions, R plans


Personal savings


Investment goals - 6

Capital appreciation



Preservation of capital. Low risk, low rate of return, homebuyers, near retirees, match inflation rate



Current income . Rather than capital appreciation



Growth and income . Higher risk for high rate of return or loss



Liquidity . Ex savings account



Minimizing taxes . High income investors tax savings offset low rate of return, earnings not taxed

Risks that affect investors . 8

Purchasing power . Inflation risk



Market risk . Financial securities, stocks and bonds



Interest rate risk . Price changes of inv due to rates in capital market



Maturity risk . Reinvestment at a lower rate at time of maturity



Financial . Credit risk, issues may not pay investors as expected



Business risk . Operation and management



Liquidity. May not be accessible at a reasonable price



Investment manager . Variability in performance

Types of investments . 6

Savings instruments . Free of market, interest and financial/credit risk (fdic), liquid, return lower than cost of inflation . Savings, cds, money market mutual fund, money market deposit account



Stocks . Hold ownership in cooperation, share profits and losses, risky



Bonds . Gov't and corps to find projects, fixed amount and maturity, corps riskier than savings/less risk than stocks, govt lower return, low liquidity risk, can be sold before maturity subject to MR



Mutual funds . Managed pool, diversified, lifecycle or target date, usually follow and index is sp500, gradual shift to bonds



Annuities . Contracts w IC, promise lifetime income, lump sum or series of payment premiums



Real estate . Including commercial, retail, residential rental, mortgages, real estate investment trusts REIT, can create burdens, complex tax issues, difficult tenants

IRAS

ERISA 1974 traditional IRA replaced pensions



Taxpayer relief act 1997 Roth IRA



Must earn taxable income, not investment, pension, annuity, or rental income



TIRA Age restricted . RIRA not



BIRA limit contributions based on gross income . Increased for inflation



RIRA . Already taxed income



TIRA contributions deducted from fed tax income when 1. No employee sponsored plan up to limit 2. In emp sp up to limit if gross income below sp limit adjusted for inflation



TIRA tax will be paid later, tax deferred, distributions taxed as ordinary income, prior to 59.5 10% penalty applies, waived if health exception applies



RIRA contributions but not earnings can be wd at any time wo tac or penalty . Earnings wo tax or penalty 59.5/5yr . Prior earnings taxed as ordinary income plus 10% penalty. May be waived for disability or death, 1st home



RIRA not income tax ddbl (tax is paid)



Penalized for withdraw before 59.5 (RIRA or less than 5 yrs old)



TIRA Must start distribute before 70.5 . RIRA no distribution reqs




Tax deferred R plans . 8

401k . Pretax salary . Employers may match . Tax deferred . Inflation adj limit. Over 50 higher limits . Restricted wd (59.5, no employment, death disability . Hardship defined by irs)



Profit sharing plan . Employer % to employees . Preestablished formula based on compensation or c/age . Contrib not to exceed 25% of total comp . Unpredictable, combine w other R



Thrift plan . (Savings) % of salary w employee match, may be limited pre or post tax . Pretax 401k penalties apply



Keogh plan . Uninc biz owners self empl same as employees . Employees can participate. Must have earned income after profit loss . Irs formula deducted from gross income in tax return . May use other admin rules



403b . Employee of tax exempt org for charitable org to invest as tax sheltered annuity (pretax contrib) . 401k rules


rules




Simple . Savings incentive tax plan for employees . 100 or less empl . Except from admin reqs . Pretax contrib . matching . Min salary req . 401K rules . Higher limits after 50



Esop . Employee stock ownership plan . Like profit share but no profit reqd . May be cash or stock . 25% of payroll limit . Must sell back to employer at fair market value



Sep plan . Simplified employee pension. TIRA w empl contribution . Higher contrib limit . Emplr must contrib if age 21 worked 1 year or 3 of last 5 yrs . Tax deferred

Employer sponsored R . 3

Defined benefit plans . 1% per year of employment on last 5 yrs worked, risk of nonpayment to employee



Defined contribution plans . Up to 50% of 4% salary contrib . Employee responsible for amount earned/saved



Defined benefit 401k . Combo . Vesting of 2 yrs for pension

Individual annuities . 3

Dates begin . Deferred or immediate



Party bearing investment risk . Fixed dollar - bonds, real estate, low risk low return . Equity indexed annuity - stocks, min principle and min interest guaranteed but can increase. Variable annuity - diversified sub accounts paid at % of growth of each unit . Combo plan - annuity owner bears the risk, IC manages



Premium payment method . Flexible or single pay . Sp deferred or sp immediate

Social security program OASDHI . 8

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