It’s Sunday, which means...it’s recap time here on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast

This week the theme was: 

In case you missed any episodes, here’s what we discussed this week…

• Increasing RMD Age Under SECURE 2.0 Act 

• How To Take Advantage Of The Increasing RMD Age

• Expanded Roth Contributions

• Retirement Plan Catch Up Contributions

• Emergency Savings & Other Key Provisions of SECURE 2.0 Act

The most important takeaway from this week is that this massive piece of retirement-focused legislation brings changes that impact nearly everyone. By understanding these changes and using them to your advantage - either through waiting longer on RMDs, looking seriously at Roth conversions or additional contributions, or by fully taking advantage of higher catchup contributions, you’ll be able to bolster your own retirement savings accounts in the final years leading up to retirement. 

Tomorrow, I’m starting a brand new theme: Time to load up on bonds? 

After a dismal year for bonds in 2022 (the worst calendar year performance in history in fact), investors are now looking seriously at bonds again. For the first time in 15 years, yields on bonds are attractive and in 2023, investors are more optimistic that the Fed will slow down the pace of rate hikes, which means both higher income and yield from bonds and more price stability in your bond portfolio as well.

So next week we’ll take a closer look at the bond market and where opportunities exist for bond investors in 2023. 

Thank you so much for listening this week! If you’re enjoying the podcast, chances are someone else you know who is getting close to retirement could also benefit from checking it out, so please share the show with a friend, a neighbor, your sister, or your boss. Just go to your favorite podcasting app, hit the share icon, then text or email the show link to someone you know who is eyeing retirement. 

Thanks for sharing the love and spreading the word. I hope you have a blessed Sunday. My name is Ashley Micciche, this is the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast.

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