Retirement Planning for All of Life's Stages
Retirement should be about enjoying yourself, not second-guessing your retirement planning. That's why State Farm® is here to help. Our agents, with the support of an experienced team of financial professionals, can work with you one-on-one to set goals, establish a saving and investment strategy, and be there for you year after year so you can stay on track.
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Retirement FAQ
What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Retiring Comfortably?
If you can be disciplined about investing for retirement, you'll have the opportunity to accumulate money over time and be better prepared for your retirement years. Develop a mindset of paying yourself in addition to paying your bills. By doing so, you should have a steady flow of money going to work for you.
What is the Difference Between a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA?
The main difference between a Traditional and a Roth IRA is how they are taxed. With a Traditional IRA, contributions may be tax deductible, but you pay taxes on those contributions and earnings when you withdraw the money in retirement. With a Roth IRA, contributions are not tax deductible, but withdrawals are not taxable if certain conditions are met.
What are the Tax Penalties for Early Withdrawal from an IRA?
IRAs are designed to help people save for retirement. To help ensure that the money goes toward supporting people after they stop working, the law imposes a 10 percent tax penalty on early withdrawals. Take your money out before you turn 591/2, and you generally will incur the penalty tax – unless your withdrawal meets one of the standard exceptions.
What is the Annual Deadline for Contributing to My Traditional or Roth IRA?
You can make annual contributions to a traditional or Roth IRA from January 1 through the tax-filing deadline (excluding extensions) for the contribution year, generally April 15. For example, year 2015 contributions can be made from January 1, 2015 through April 15, 2016.
What's the Difference Between a Transfer and a Rollover?
A transfer is a movement of funds between like-type plans (IRA to IRA, SEP to SEP, Roth to Roth). A rollover is generally a movement of funds from one type of plan (e.g., 401k) to another type of plan (e.g., IRA).
State Farm® is making changes to how it offers most investment products
State Farm will make changes in the way the company, and its agents, offer certain retail investment products.
Beginning in 2017, State Farm will offer mutual funds, variable products and tax-qualified bank deposit products through a self-directed customer call center. State Farm agents can continue to serve customers for all other insurance and financial services needs.
At this time, there is no customer action necessary. State Farm will contact customers regarding any changes or actions necessary in the future.
