Comments on: Retirement Income for Life with a Senior Tax Break

By: van_arista

van_arista — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:33:52 +0000

Great, I like your post. this good idea.
…You could donate appreciated securities or land…

By: babe

babe — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:42:50 +0000

People that have worked their whole lives, paid and paid taxes they deserve this in their golden years. People that have not worked till retirement ages should not get it. Only those that have not claimed welfare, disability and so on deserve this claim on their taxes.

By: windows 7 tutorial

windows 7 tutorial — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:46:08 +0000

If anyone wants to give to charity i think this is the best way to to it.
Good post

By: Property n Investment

Property n Investment — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:14:14 +0000

I suppose Ms. Vestal prefer that we take from those who earned it by paying into it with every paycheck, and give to illegals and those who get government checks for welfare, but have not earned that right.

By: Esther Annies

Esther Annies — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:21 +0000

this is really a good article. Gift annuity is really a good idea it seems.

By: arfandia

arfandia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:59:41 +0000

I like this idea also, I wonder what senior tax break will do in the world of finance.

very nice articles

By: free cna training

free cna training — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

This is just wrong. People that have worked their whole lives, paid and paid taxes they deserve this in their golden years. People that have not worked till retirement ages should not get it. Only those that have not claimed welfare, disability and so on deserve this claim on their taxes. hell, why not just tax the hell out of their SS checks too while you’re at it. Maybe its time for government to slash their budgets, instead of trying to tax everyone to death.

By: thepadi

thepadi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:06:04 +0000

If only we know which charities with good track record, so senior will not make contribution in vain.

By: concorde

concorde — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:15:48 +0000

This is a great article. The idea of gift annuity is really a good idea i believe.
Thank a lot

By: presentation skills

presentation skills — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:40:03 +0000

I think that the 4% rule along with a balanced asset allocation plan still works MOST of the time for retirement assets. This sideways pyramid thing does not make any sense at all to me. Maybe im not reading it correctly, but if you tap only income funds in the early years of retirement and thus end up with an equity -only protfolio in the later years as this strategy suggests, that makes the portfolio MORE risky, not less. I’m sticking with my asset allocation plan 60% equity/40% bonds cna short term cash, adjusting it periodically as needed. Im not market timing, I just maintain that allocation, give or take a few % points either way, and i try not to worry about it either. this personal finance stuff interests me, but so do so many other things that are WAY more fun, so im also mindful of my personal time “asset allocation” as well