Taylor’d Finance Blog
Welcome to my blog! I’m Taylor Ledbetter, a Paraplanner and Wealth Advisor at Jessup Wealth Management. I joined the team in July 2020 as a financial planning intern. By 2021, I graduated from Wright State University with double Bachelor’s Degrees in Financial Services and Accounting and an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration from Sinclair Community College.
This blog aims to dissect relevant financial planning topics and educate readers. I put a lot of thought into providing insights and strategies to help you enhance your financial lives. Whether you’re looking to optimize your investments, plan for retirement, or manage your budgets, I’m here to guide you toward achieving your financial goals.
If you are close to retirement, you probably have a million questions racing through your brain. You have saved for years and diligently planned for this moment but are wondering how all the pieces to the puzzle come together. At this stage in life, you most likely know how much income you need in retirement to cover your monthly expenses.
How much money do I need to save up to retire comfortably? This is a commonly asked question, one that I get fairly often. My response is that it depends on your monthly living expenses in retirement. This answer typically triggers a follow-up question: How do I plan for these future expenses when I don’t know how much they will be?
This may come as a surprise, but Social Security benefits are not completely tax-free. Your income in retirement will determine how much of your Social Security benefits are subject to tax. You may have retirement income from a pension, retirement accounts, or you have a part-time job to keep you busy.
Employers that offer a 401(k)-retirement plan may also allow employees to invest their account in their employer's stock. Over time, as the employer's stock does well, employees may find themselves with a large portion of their retirement portfolio invested in their company's stock.