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...prioritize the choices above? If debt is preventing you from saving, knock that off first. If you last made an IRA contribution when George H.W. was President, that climbs up the list. But if you're still sitting on a mortgage rate above 7%, refinance--now. These days will come to be thought of as the good old days for home buyers. --With reporting by Jonah Freedman
MAKE YOUR 2003 IRA CONTRIBUTION. One mistake many people make is waiting until April 15 to make a previous year's IRA contribution. At the last minute, they scrounge for funds--often unsuccessfully. Moreover, they sacrifice valuable compounding time. If you contribute $3,000 to an IRA at the start of each year and earn an average 8% a year, you'll have $367,000 after 30 years, according to Ed Slott, editor of the newsletter Ed Slott's IRA Advisor irahelp.com) Wait for the IRA deadline to make those same contributions, and you'll accumulate $27,000 less...
...forced to choose between Harvard-Yale and the IRA, I would pick the former,” McDaniel said. “It is something larger then the individuals [who participate...
...There is a degree of asymmetry in U.S. collegiate rowing that will be corrected by a full field IRA,” Clark said. “It is a shame that every top team does not meet at least once a year...
...time to duck the stock market; you would miss the inevitable recovery. Rebalance your portfolio to create your desired mix of stocks, bonds and cash (60%-30%-10% is reasonably conservative). Lean more heavily toward stocks if you're under age 55. Don't pile into a traditional IRA, because these accounts require withdrawals starting at age 70 1/2. "That defeats the purpose of working longer to keep your capital invested and could throw you into a higher tax bracket," says Ed Slott, author of The Retirement Savings Timebomb and How to Defuse It. Instead, favor a Roth IRA...