A RETIREMENT expert has advised a couple in their late 50s to wait for a crucial number before stopping work.
The duo has already saved millions through various investments.
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California residents brought their entire portfolio to Ari Taublieb, certified financial planner (CFP) and vice president of Root Financial Partnersfor advice and assistance on the best way forward.
Ari immediately reinforced that future retirees were in a “great position” at a recent clip on Youtube.
They disclosed their entire financial situation to the CFP.
The first partner, age 49, earns about $155,000 annually from his current job, while the second partner, age 50, earns a part-time income of about $500 to $1,000 per month. which is used for miscellaneous expenses.
In their Roth IRA and 401(k) accounts, the couple saved about $606,000.
They also have a traditional IRA with about $646,000 and a brokerage fund with a sizable $736,000.
An emergency savings account was also listed at about $245,000.
In total, about $2,559,072 was available to future retirees, with their only debt being a mortgage balance of $373,928.
With everything seemingly ideal, the couple had a lot of questions for Ari, the most important being could they retire now, and if so, how would they best do so?
NOTICE THE NUMBERS
Ari first pointed out the brokerage account, also known as the superhero account, as the most important.
This would be the area where the couple could draw income before being able to withdraw from other retirement accounts without penalty.
They could also potentially pay no capital gains taxes on withdrawal if they make no more than the crucial maximum number of $94,050 on a given investment in that brokerage account.
“Let’s say you bought Apple stock for $10,000 and it grew to $100,000…that’s a gain of $90,000,” Ari explained as an example.
“Now, if you retire and have no income, you can sell that $90,000, that position… you won’t pay any taxes.”
If the couple is careful with the $736,000 in their brokerage account, they can make significant progress right from the start.
BREAKING
Ari also entered all of his numbers into a projection, in addition to considering the couple’s desire to travel with around US$36,000 per year and have a monthly expense limit set at around US$10,000.
He found that if they retired at age 65, the couple was projected to have more than enough money left over by the time they reached age 91 — about $8 million with inflation.
It’s still a little late for your early retirement goals.
By reducing the couple’s monthly expenses to about $4,500 and leaving everything else the same, it would be possible to retire at age 50 and have about $2 million left over when they reach the end of their lives.
With a few more investments in a few stocks over time, that number could also jump to about $4 million, according to Ari’s findings.
Where to save retirement money
There are several different places you can put the money you have saved for retirement. Each has different tax advantages, but not all are available to everyone.
401(k) – an employer-sponsored retirement account. Contributions are made pre-tax and many employers will match a certain percentage of your contributions. Taxes are paid when funds are withdrawn in retirement.
Roth IRA – an individual retirement account. Contributions are made after taxes, but withdrawals in retirement are not taxed.
TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) – a retirement savings and investment plan for federal employees and members of the uniformed services. They work similarly to 401(k)s, but may have more limited investment options.
Pension – an employee benefit that obliges the employer to make payments to the employee upon retirement. Pensions are becoming increasingly rare.
Considering healthcare costs and other elements of the couple’s portfolio, Ari said they could play with the numbers all day to get them in the right place, with monthly expense amounts arguably the most crucial variable.
“These variables are important and most people ignore them,” Ari emphasized.
The CFP found that the couple could easily retire within a year or two with the right planning and considerations, but ultimately they would have to cut their monthly expenses down a bit to about $6,500.
If this were manageable for them, they could easily stop working whenever they wanted.
For more related content, check out The US Sun’s coverage of a couple who retired in their early 30s with just $870,000 saved.
The US Sun also tells the story of why another retirement expert said an American’s “unusual pension” was the solution to quitting work with $275,000.
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