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Your Financial Age
  • 14
    • All childÂ?s income subject to taxation at regular rates
    • Age at which many localities will issue work permit. Child may start an IRA; can later take distributions for qualified college education without penalty
  • 21
    • Age of majority in California
    • Beneficiary assumes control of Uniform Gifts to Minors in California, Coverdell IRA accounts
    • If you are working, start contributing to a company retirement plan or an IRA
  • 30
    • Coverdell IRAÂ?s for Education: must spend on qualifying expenses or rollover to qualifying member of immediate family. (Exceptions for special needs beneficiary)
    • Begin balancing your investments
  • 40
    • Re-balance your investments
  • 50
    • Re-balance your investments
  • 59-1/2
    • May withdraw from a traditional IRA or rollover IRA without early withdrawal penalty
    • May withdraw from a Roth IRA even if opened less than 5 years
  • 60
    • Re-balance your investments
  • 65
    • Normal Social Security retirement age if born in 1937 or earlier
    • Add 2 mos for each year after 1937 up to 1942
  • 66
    • Normal Social Security retirement age for those born in 1943-1954
    • Add 2 mos for each year born after 1954 up to 1959
  • 67
    • Normal Social Security retirement age for those born in 1960 or after
  • 70
    • Re-balance your investments
    • Social Security monthly payment will not become any larger if you start collecting after this age
  • 70-1/2
    • Must begin taking Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from:
      • Traditional & Rollover IRAs
      • SIMPLE & SEP IRAs
      • 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans
  • 80
    • Re-balance your investments