The Retirement Savings Time Bomb Ticks Louder: How to Avoid Unnecessary Tax Landmines, Defuse the Latest Threats to Your Retirement Savings, and Ignite Your Financial Freedom

by Ed Slott

Overview

“This book is required reading.” —Robert Powell, editor of Retirement Daily

Whether your retirement dreams are five years away or fifty—the single greatest threat standing in your way is taxes. Unlike losses in the stock market, money lost to taxes never recovers. With untaxed retirement accounts likely to become your largest asset, you face an explosive landscape of costly tax traps, penalties, and a complex maze of rules when it comes time to tap into those savings.

Renowned tax advisor Ed Slott returns in The Retirement Savings Time Bomb Ticks Louder with the ultimate guide to reclaim control of your financial future and keep more of your money—no matter what Congress comes up with next. With fully up-to-date information, including SECURE Act 2.0, this book provides an easy-to-follow plan that is an entertaining and informative must-read for any American with a retirement savings account.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780143138501
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/11/2024
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	18,158
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Ed Slott, CPA, is the nationally recognized IRA and retirement planning distribution expert, best-selling author, professional speaker and television personality. He has also hosted several public television programs, including his latest, Retire Safe & Secure! with Ed Slott. As an AARP columnist, Slott also writes a monthly Q&A column where he answers consumers' retirement planning questions. His company, Ed Slott and Company, LLC, is the nation's leading provider of technical IRA education for financial advisors, CPAs and attorneys. Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor GroupSM is comprised of nearly 450 of the nation's top financial professionals who are dedicated to the mastery of advanced retirement account and tax planning laws and strategies.

Editorial Reviews

"In The Retirement Savings Time Bomb Ticks Louder, Ed once again proves himself an indispensable guide in the ever-evolving world of retirement planning. This timely update delves into the complexities introduced by the SECURE 2.0 Act, offering clear, actionable advice for both advisors and consumers.” —Robert Powell, CFP, RMA, Editor, Retirement Daily on TheStreet

“An accountant with a sense of humor…Mr. Slott works hard to make it all accessible.” —The New York Times
 
“[Slott] has a knack for providing tax- and retirement-planning guidance that’s easy to understand, up-to-the-minute current, and—dare I say it?—fun.” —Morningstar
 
“My go-to resource on the nuances of tax and retirement planning.” —Jill Schlesinger, CBS News Business Analyst

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