Late to the Game? How to Ramp Up Retirement Investing in Your 40s and 50s

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Learned long ago.... US News and World Distort and terrible editorial controls. After counting more than 1 error on the first page I shook my head and closed this piece.

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deanjones523 of CA 1:52PM May 09, 2012

Senior News Letter ..... I rally injoy the information on the subject of different health issues . I`m a senior,I also share them with my children, ages 49 through 56. What I was dissapointed with was the fact trhat you included political advertising with Barack Obama Please spare me from this as I don`t need this kind of stuff.I am old enough to vote my own mind to who I think is best fo the people and for our country. Keep it clean. Thank you

Jean DeBoer of WA 5:02PM May 02, 2012

On the first page you mention:
>The funds [of a traditional IRA] must be withdrawn before you turn 70½ to avoid penalties.
Actually if you withdraw the minimum distribution you will avoid penalties as well. See http://www.irs.gov/publications/p590/ch01.html#en_US_2011_publink1000230720 for the rules.
-Rick Francis

Rick Francis of TX 12:53PM April 27, 2012