4 Essential Investing Terms All Beginners Need to Know | Phil Town

Many people find investing and personal finance confusing because of the investing terms. I’m going to break down some of the essential financial terms every investor needs to know so that you can get started on the path to financial freedom. http://bit.ly/2yJSNh5

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Investing Terms Mentioned:
Margin of Safety
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA)
Payback Time

Understanding Individual Retirement Account Distributions

The Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is a very popular vehicle for retirement investing in the United States of America. The various types of IRA accounts offer specific tax benefits and, as such, the distributions from those accounts are heavily regulated to ensure investors don’t take unfair advantage of the provisions of the account.

Restrictions on Funding an Individual Retirement Account

An Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is an excellent way for individual investors to save for retirement given the substantial tax advantaged benefits IRA accounts offer. With these benefits, however, come several restrictions that attempt to prevent investors from taking advantage of the program.

Special Roth IRA Conversion Opportunity in 2010

The tax rules for 2010 allow anyone (even rich people) to roll over their IRA into a Roth IRA. The wealthier you are and the more likely you are to leave your IRA assets to your children (and not spend them in retirement) the more likely a Roth IRA conversion is a good idea for you. It is very likely that income tax rates in the US will be going up significantly which is another reason to consider converting to Roth in 2010.

Understanding the Types of Individual Retirement Accounts

The Individual Retirement Account or IRA is a retirement savings account offered in the United States of America. The primary benefit of investments held in an IRA account is that the account holder need not pay taxes on money put in the account (in the case of a traditional IRA) or on money taken from the account (for a Roth IRA).

Understanding 401(k) Plans and Their Benefits

The 401(k) plan allows workers in the United States to save for retirement through automatic payroll deduction. The primary benefit of the 401(k) plan is that the money is invested before income taxes are deducted so the entire total is invested instead of the total minus taxes that would be invested outside of a 401(k) plan.