Am I Investing Too Much for Retirement?
Money Girl
Macmillan Holdings, LLC
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Laura answers listeners’ retirement questions about whether you’re investing too much and the tax-advantaged account rules after age 59.5.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone welcome back to Finance Friday another special edition of |
| 0:09.0 | money girl where I answer your burning money questions. We have two great retirement questions today. |
| 0:15.8 | The first comes from Kevin who says, my wife and I have loved your podcast for years |
| 0:21.6 | and are taking every possible step to build our |
| 0:24.5 | financial futures. We're in our early 30s and max out our Roth 401k's by |
| 0:30.8 | contributing 25% of our paychecks. |
| 0:34.6 | If we struggle to maintain savings for emergencies and a new car, |
| 0:38.6 | do you think we're investing too much? |
| 0:41.4 | And our second question is from Michael M. who says, |
| 0:45.0 | I've been listening for many years and you deliver good advice in a very understandable way. |
| 0:50.0 | I have a 401k with a former employer, a SEP IRA from a previous business, a traditional IRA, and an |
| 0:58.0 | HSA. What tax and penalty changes should I be aware of since I turned the magic age of 59 and a half a few weeks ago. |
| 1:08.0 | Thanks for your questions, Kevin and Michael. |
| 1:11.0 | I love that you both have prioritized investing for retirement, which is the most critical money goal everyone should have. |
| 1:18.0 | I'll answer Kevin's question by reviewing five signs you may be investing too much and will also cover |
| 1:24.8 | what Michael should know about rule changes for various tax advantage accounts |
| 1:29.1 | after age 59.5. I appreciate you joining me today. |
| 1:33.3 | I'm Laura Adams, a personal finance author, spokesperson, speaker, founder of the Money Stack |
| 1:39.7 | newsletter and host of the Money Girl Podcast with 43 million downloads. |
| 1:44.7 | If you haven't subscribed to the podcast yet, |
| 1:47.1 | hit that button. |
| 1:48.2 | It is the best way to make sure you never miss an episode. |
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