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Jerry Kalish explains how you can take a tax credit for your employee retirement plans that comes in addition to your deductions on what you pay into them. Act now before it's too late!
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Some fringe benefits--such as paid parking, retirement accounts or paid vacation--are considered standard in today's work environment. And there are others, like the availability of the company jet, that seem like they only belong in the movies. When you want to offer extra incentives or benefits to your employees, consider the following:
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76% of baby boomers intend to keep working and earning in retirement
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Jerry Kalish of Retirement Plan Blog explains what entrepreneurs should consider in deciding what retirement plan to offer their employees.
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Only about 16 percent of businesses with fewer than 50 employees in the United States have 401(k) plans. Small-business owners are so focused on developing their businesses that some do not realize that those assets can grow at a much faster rate for their retirement under the right plan.
An October survey by ING DIRECT's ShareBuilder401k, fo
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To all the usual reasons that small businesses are put up for sale, add economic woes this year. But even as for-sale listings rise around the country, so is buyer interest.
The problem for owners is that prices appear to be softening.
Brokers say buyers are often retirees looking for a second act, or laid-off executives looking for a busi
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Preconceived notions about the Baby Boomer generation abound, but many are merely myth, according to the third Quarterly Boomer Report from AARP Services and Focalyst, titled “How Well Do You Know Boomers? Counting Down the Top 10 Boomer Myths.”
“Contrary to many common assumptions, Boomers are making retirement obsolete, are very savvy about
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There appears to be a marked difference on how small and large companies deal with the aging U.S. workforce. And according to one survey, small businesses appear to be ahead of the curve when planning for this major demographic shift.
In a survey of 404 small business owners, 28% percent of the respondents reported that they had developed plans
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An October survey found only 11 percent of small-business owners say they want to retire at all. Nine in 10 say they are happy with what they do -- with 58 percent saying they are very or extremely satisfied with their work. "In other words, small-business owners overwhelmingly like what they do," Gallup said.
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Many small business owners don’t offer retirement plans, wary of the costs. But they can be worthwhile investments that help attract and retain employees, while offering tax benefits for companies.
Fees have come down in recent years, the result of increased competition among retirement plan management companies. Business owners should also kee
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An owner looks for a starting point on finding a retirement plan for her workers. "I would like a 401(k) for my small business but there are so many, and I don't know who to trust."
But is a 401(k) really what you need?
"So often people make the term 401(k) synonymous with 'retirement plan,'" says Gene Fairbrother, lead small busin
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For many Boomers, retirement is an opportunity to start a business and become their own boss. 15 percent intend to work for themselves until they die, according to a new Ipsos Reid (Canada) study of Boomers who have either retired early to start their own business.
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