What’s the best way to pull money from retirement accounts?

Did you know there’s a certain strategic order to follow when withdrawing money from retirement accounts and other investments? Taking the right steps at the right time can make a significant different in your finances as you get older.

Kiplinger and SmartAsset.com offer some great suggestions for seniors who may be looking at tapping into their savings — in addition to encouraging seniors to find and use a qualified financial advisor.

Among the suggestions they have:

  1. Look at investment income first
  2. Hold off on claiming Social Security benefits
  3. Delay withdrawing from 401K and IRA
  4. Don’t tap into your Roth too soon

Check out their article which explains each of their suggestions above.

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