http://AskBeauHender son.com - Non-Qualified IRA Distributions are dangerous if you do not understand the penalties. However, once you have a good understanding of the ramifications you can utilize this to add some liquidity to your portfolio.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - Roth IRA's are excellent places to put money, and there's some liquidity here, but it's important to understand the tax complications.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - ROTH's allow you to do some great things with your money, but there are some pre-requesites to being able to take distrubtions without penalties. Beau Henderson explains them in this video.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - Bonds act different than other asset classes such as stocks, real estate, precious metals and are appropriate in many portfolios for asset diversification.
http://www.askbeauhe nderson.com - One of the main reasons people use an annuity in their retirement plan is for tax deferral. Think of your retirement savings as the goose that lays the golden eggs. You spend a lot time feeding and taking care of the goose because you want it to produce as many eggs as possible.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - A SEP IRA is an option that uniquely benefits business owners with no employees. Business with employees can use this as well, but the real benefits are to business owners with no employees and that want to put up to 25% of their earnings away, tax deductible
http://AskBeauHender son.com - Beau explains the new wrinkle in rolling over money into a ROTH IRA for 2010. Actually, it's more like a removal of a wrinkle.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - In a ROTH you must have the money in the account for 5 years and be at least 59.5 years old before you pull the money out.
http://www.askbeauhe nderson.com - In the process of financial planning there are many myths and missconceptions. One simple rule is the first meeting with your financial advisor should be all about YOU, if they mention a product, run!
http://AskBeauHender son.com - Taxes and Inflation can literally leave your investments in the negative. Beau illustrates this quite will with an example using CD rates and koolaid.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - Investing in gold has become very popular and with all these "We Buy Gold" people out ther it's tough to make sense of it all. Beau discussess gold and tells us the good and the bad of gold.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - There are 3 questions that can take you to a foundational understanding of your financial blueprint. When, How and What. To find out what the questions are you'll just have to watch.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - This is a very common question and we need to answer it in 2 parts. For some in speicific situations, keeping the 401K will make the most sense.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - This is a very common question and we need to answer it in 2 parts. For most people rolling over their 401K to an IRA will make the most sense.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - With the recent news of no increase to the cost of living adjustment, it's just another reminder that there's nothing secure about social security.
http://AskBeauHender son.com - You need to know what type of annuity you have or want and the fees and risks associated with each. Beau Henderson explains them in great detail here.