New IRA Center Provides Retirement Help

Can you hear it? It’s the steady footsteps of retirement, and it’s gaining ground on you. It could be quite a few paces behind, or it could be looking right over your shoulder. Either way, it’s going to catch up with you sooner or later. Are you ready?

The average American spends 18 years in retirement. That’s quite a few years and can take quite a financial nest egg to subsidize. If you don’t have retirement questions, you should. Questions like:

      How much do I need to save to retire comfortably?
      What are my best options?
      Who can help me?

Well, in our ongoing quest to help members with their financial well-being, Vantage now offers convenient answers to your retirement questions with our new IRA Center.

This new financial tool is designed specifically to help you make informed decisions regarding your retirement. Does it take the place of a financial advisor? No. But it sets you on the right path and helps educate you to all your options.

What’s available to you?

• Learn about IRA basics, including information on Traditional and Roth IRAs, rolling over an IRA, looking into Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), and other retirement planning information tailored to meet your needs, whether you’re 30 years away or already retired.
   
• Plan your retirement using a wide variety of planning tools. Make informed decisions with the help of calculators for IRAs, college savings, risk assessment and more.
   
• Take action on an IRA(s). Are you eligible? Should you enroll? You’ll find a unique set of interactive IRA forms to assist you in opening Traditional, Roth, and Coverdell ESAs. Transactions can be completed online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Other investment option information is available as well.
   
• Contact us to request an IRA Kit with additional information for you to review. Call, mail or e-mail an IRA Specialist with any questions as well as send us feedback.

This new online feature is designed to make your financial life even more convenient by providing interactive tools and comprehensive information to aid in your decision-making process. Click here to take a look around!

Did You Know?
You can take advantage of a one-time opportunity (in 2010 only) to convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA and spread your tax liability over two years? Find out more.