Season 2 Episode 24: What you need to know about 401k management
Jun 19, 2023
auto_awesome
Delving into 401k management options during job transitions and retirement. Exploring strategies like IRA rollovers, Roth IRAs, and tax-efficient withdrawal tactics. Discussing implications of company stock transfers, maximizing investment choices, and potential tax benefits.
Changing jobs can lead to higher salaries to combat inflation, important for financial stability.
Managing retirement plans like 401(k)s requires careful consideration of options to maximize wealth accumulation.
Deep dives
Inflation Impact on Job Market
Inflation has influenced the job market, prompting job seekers to look for better-paying positions to cope with rising expenses. Changing jobs is often seen as an effective way to secure higher salaries, crucial as current raises have not matched inflation levels. Furthermore, a rising trend of retirees reentering the workforce is observed, driven by factors like personal reasons, financial needs due to inflation, and combating loneliness.
Financial Considerations for Unretiring
People considering reentering the workforce post-retirement face financial planning complexities, such as potential reductions in Social Security benefits if earning extra income before full retirement age. Additionally, additional income may impact Medicare costs. Managing existing retirement plans like 401(k)s becomes crucial, requiring considerations on whether to keep them in place, transfer to new employers' plans, roll over into IRAs, or even make withdrawals.
Rollover Options for Retirement Plans
Various strategies exist for managing retirement plan assets, including leaving funds with former employers, transferring to new employers' plans, rolling over into IRAs, or making withdrawals. Each option has its implications, such as limitations on investment choices and fees within employer plans, wider investment options and management flexibility in IRAs, as well as potential tax implications and penalties for withdrawals.
Insights on Roth Conversions and Mega Backdoor Roth IRA
Roth conversions and mega backdoor Roth IRAs offer tax-saving prospects and expanded investment choices for retirement planning. Roth conversions allow for tax-free growth and distributions, while mega backdoor Roth IRAs facilitate moving substantial sums tax-efficiently into retirement accounts. Understanding beneficiary options, Roth conversions, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies becomes crucial for optimizing wealth accumulation and distribution in retirement.
Whether you are considering retiring, unretiring or changing jobs, deciding what to do with the money in your 401k is a big decision. In this episode of Edelman Financial Engines’ Everyday Wealth™, wealth planner Isabel Barrow joins Jean to discuss your options and the pros and cons of each. Then, Jessica DeBold, director of advanced planning strategies and tools at Edelman Financial Engines, gives insight into potential ways to implement a tax-efficient withdrawal strategy to generate income in retirement from an IRA.
This show is pre-recorded.
Ms. Chatzky receives cash compensation for acting as host of the Everyday Wealth podcast and for related activities and therefore has an incentive to endorse Edelman Financial Engines and its planners. That compensation is a fixed sum paid on an annual basis; and reimbursement for certain expenses. The amount paid each year does not vary, is not based on show content or any results-dependent factors (e.g., popularity of the show).
The information being provided is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as advice. You should consult a financial advisor to help determine the best options for your particular circumstances.
Neither Edelman Financial Engines nor its affiliates offer tax or legal advice. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to include your qualified tax and/or legal professionals in these discussions and decisions to help determine the best options for your particular circumstances.