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Retirement Planning Today

Topic

Program ID

198826

Hours

5

Format

Self-Study

Complexity

Intermediate

Description

This course explores the tools and skills financial advisors need to navigate the retirement planning process. Topics discussed include: • IRAs, 401(k)s, SEPs, SIMPLE Plans • Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Plans • Government Sponsored initiatives, Annuities • Life Insurance and Long-Term Care

Learning Objectives

Attendees will learn the mechanics of how to use an Individual Retirement Account to optimize a client's tax situation while growing principal to fund retirement needs. The financial tools used to accomplish this training include: • Traditional & Roth IRAs • Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs) • IRA transfers, rollovers, contributions, and distributions • IRA tax consequences, exceptions, distributions, reporting, and disclosure • SIMPLE Plans • Defined Contributions Plans • 401 (k)s • Defined Benefit Plans • Tax Sheltered Annuities & 457 plans • Annuities and Life Insurance • Non-Qualified Plans • Government sponsored plans • LTC and HSAs