If you’re looking to reduce your taxes so that you can save up enough for a nice retirement, there are a few ways you can do this.
401k Options
One thing you can do now, to help save for retirement is to use your 401k plan. Specifically, you can use something called a “partial in-service rollover.” So essentially, what it means is that you take some of the money you’ve saved from your 401k, and then put it into an IRA before you plan on returning and while you are currently working. This will allow you to diversify your investments and find options that are more tax efficient.
Life Insurance
Another approach is to take out a life insurance policy. You don’t have to do this for your descendants, you can actually just do it for you instead. This is because it will make it so that you can borrow against or just withdraw the value of the policy you get. So you can then get cash that’s tax-free income by pulling it out against the policy. This will give you a lot of flexibility when it comes to taxes later in life and you will have to worry less about taxes as a result.
Note: Pulling out too much money can cancel your life insurance policy and some specify that you can only pull out what you’ve put into it in premiums, however it can ensure your family is safe and you can usually get your premiums back if you outlive your policy.
Roth IRA Conversions
A Roth IRA is a special kind of savings account that gets funded from after-tax dollars while you’re actually working. They have exemptions, like from RMDs, and you don’t have to pay taxes on them at all once you retire. If you convert the Roth IRA, you’ll be paying taxes early so that you’ll have more around when you are actually retired and are looking to take out money later on. It may not be for everyone though, depending on your situation, so it’s important to talk to professionals about it before you commit.
Annuities
If you go for a fixed index annuity, then you can make sure that the amount you put in will grow quickly. It also gives you some protection against having losses in the market indexes. You get inflation-adjusted amounts based on the annuity. These options also make it so that you get amounts to guarantee that you can have the five daily activities of living,” which include walking and getting to the bathroom, eating and others. This way, you’ll be able to pay for your long-term care no matter what happens to you in the long run. This will also have benefits that let you stay clear of taxes.