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Small Business Retirement Plan Considerations Cheat Sheet

RETIREMENT PLAN CONSIDERATIONS are something every small business owner should think about. Do you have a strategic plan? Don’t expect social security to save you.

Issues to consider when developing a retirement plan for you and your employees.

TUTOR:

Independent Advisory Firm

based insurance brokerage

based securities brokerage

ADMINISTRATOR/SERVICE PROVIDER PLAN:

third party administrator

Insurance company

mutual fund company

Stock Brokerage Company

TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN:

Insurance company

mutual fund company

Stock Brokerage Company

self confident

PLAN TYPE:

GONNA

Roth IRA

Simplified Employee Pension Plan – (SEP)

IRA Employee Savings Incentive Matching Plan – (SINGLE IRA)

Employee Savings Incentive Matching Plan 401(k) – (SINGLE 401(k))

401(k) plan

Money Purchase Pension Plan

Profit Sharing Pension Plan

403(b) plan

target benefit plan

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

OTHER PLAN CONSIDERATIONS:

Suitability

Plan Characteristics (Including Cost, Establishment and Maintenance)

Plan Contribution Limits

Constitution and contribution deadlines

Eligibility Requirements

investment options

As a small business person, you may eventually sell your business, perhaps for a large sum, but with inflation and the cost of living, will that be enough? People live longer, so if you think you’ll work until you’re 60 or 70 and then sell your business, you may need enough money to live another forty years or more. The average life expectancy for a person aged 30 to 40 is 110 years. That’s without considering any new breakthroughs through miracle drugs, which scientists say are definitely on the way.

Currently we see the political tug of war as to what to do with social security. Do you have a plan? Are you willing to take that risk?

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