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Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)
'Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program - OASDI' The official name for Social Security in the United States. The OASDI is a comprehensive federal benefits program that provides benefits to retirees, disabled people and their survivors.
social security credit
You can earn a maximum of four credits for any year. The amount needed to earn one credit increases automatically each year when average wages increase. You must earn a certain number of credits to qualify for Social Security benefits.
403b
A 403(b), commonly referred to as a Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) or Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) plan, is a retirement savings plan available to employees of certain public education organizations, non-profit employers and cooperative hospital service organizations, as well as to self-employed ministers.
Keogh plan
A Keogh plan is a tax-deferred pension plan available to self-employed individuals or unincorporated businesses for retirement purposes.
social security statement
Estimated retirement, disability, and survivor benefits (and related information) now appeared before the worker's earnings history. Finally, the commissioner's message, presenting introductory information on the first page of the statement, began to appear under the title "What Social Security Means To You."
full retirement age
Full retirement age is the age at which a person may first become entitled to full or unreduced retirement benefits. ... Here's how it works if your full retirement age is 67.
tax-deferred
In the investment world, "tax deferred" refers to investments on which applicable taxes (typically income taxes and capital gains taxes) are paid at a future date instead of in the period in which they are incurred
401k
A 401(k) plan is a qualified employer-established plan to which eligible employees may make salary deferral (salary reduction) contributions on a post-tax and/or pretax basis.
after-tax investments
A contribution made to any designated retirement or any other account after taxes has been deducted from an individual's or companies taxable income.
traditional IRA
A traditional individual retirement account (IRA) allows individuals to direct pretax income towards investments that can grow tax-deferred; no capital gains or dividend income is taxed until it is withdrawn.
individual retirement account (IRA)
An individual retirement account is an investing tool used by individuals to earn and earmark funds for retirement savings
Social Security benefit
Social Security benefits are paid out monthly to retired workers and their spouses who have, during their working years, paid into the Social Security system.
tax-exempt
Tax exemption is a monetary exemption which reduces taxable income
Roth IRA
an individual retirement account allowing a person to set aside after-tax income up to a specified amount each year. Both earnings on the account and withdrawals after age 59½ are tax-free.
semi-retired
having retired or withdrawn from employment or an occupation but continuing to work part-time or occasionally.
per-tax dollars
money collected in taxes, often used to talk about government spending
retirement
the action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work.