Exam 17: Retirement and Estate Planning

A qualified joint and survivor benefit is an annuity whose payments continue to the surviving spouse after the participant's death,equal to at least ____ percent of the participant's benefit.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 41

The word "pension" most accurately describes

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 42

Like all tax-sheltered retirement accounts,an IRA is not an investment but rather a tax-sheltered account in which to make and hold investments.

(True/False)

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Question 43

A positive aspect of defined-benefit plans is that

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 44

For Social Security purposes,the full-benefit retirement age is 67 for those born prior to 1960.

(True/False)

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Question 45

Property owned in joint tenancy with right of survivorship is distributed through probate.

(True/False)

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Question 46

When estimating retirement needs,you should estimate

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 47

There are a few situations in which the IRS imposes no penalty for early withdrawals from an IRA account.

(True/False)

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Question 48

In a tax-sheltered retirement plan which of the following is always true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 49

When estimating your retirement savings goal in today's dollars,the amount saved must be higher to adjust for inflation.

(True/False)

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Question 50

Your earnings subject to Social Security taxes in your early years will be indexed for inflation when calculating your benefit amount at retirement.

(True/False)

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Question 51

Most workers pay a 7.65 percent FICA Social Security tax matched by an equal tax paid by their employer.

(True/False)

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Question 52

You can take advantage of asset allocation investment strategy and automatic rebalancing your portfolio if you select a _____ account offered through your employer's retirement plan.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 53

To account for inflation,the income you earn over the years is ____ in order to calculate your Social Security benefits.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 54

The more you save for your own retirement,the lower the proportion of your overall retirement income that will need to come from Social Security retirement benefits.

(True/False)

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Question 55

People who start saving and investing for retirement during their twenties should aim to reserve 9 to 12 percent of their pretax income every year.

(True/False)

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Question 56

For individuals age 50 and above,the largest permissible yearly IRA contribution is

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 57

The type of employer retirement plan in which the benefit is determined by a formula that generally includes the worker's average pay and the number of years worked for the company is called a ____ plan.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 58

All property included in an estate must go through probate.

(True/False)

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Question 59

If deductible,the funds deposited into a tax-sheltered retirement account are

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A qualified joint and survivor benefit is an annuity whose payments continue to the surviving spouse after the participant's death,equal to at least ____ percent of the participant's benefit.

The word "pension" most accurately describes

Like all tax-sheltered retirement accounts,an IRA is not an investment but rather a tax-sheltered account in which to make and hold investments.

A positive aspect of defined-benefit plans is that

For Social Security purposes,the full-benefit retirement age is 67 for those born prior to 1960.

Property owned in joint tenancy with right of survivorship is distributed through probate.

When estimating retirement needs,you should estimate

There are a few situations in which the IRS imposes no penalty for early withdrawals from an IRA account.

In a tax-sheltered retirement plan which of the following is always true?

When estimating your retirement savings goal in today's dollars,the amount saved must be higher to adjust for inflation.

Your earnings subject to Social Security taxes in your early years will be indexed for inflation when calculating your benefit amount at retirement.

Most workers pay a 7.65 percent FICA Social Security tax matched by an equal tax paid by their employer.

You can take advantage of asset allocation investment strategy and automatic rebalancing your portfolio if you select a _____ account offered through your employer's retirement plan.

To account for inflation,the income you earn over the years is ____ in order to calculate your Social Security benefits.

The more you save for your own retirement,the lower the proportion of your overall retirement income that will need to come from Social Security retirement benefits.

People who start saving and investing for retirement during their twenties should aim to reserve 9 to 12 percent of their pretax income every year.

For individuals age 50 and above,the largest permissible yearly IRA contribution is

The type of employer retirement plan in which the benefit is determined by a formula that generally includes the worker's average pay and the number of years worked for the company is called a ____ plan.

All property included in an estate must go through probate.

If deductible,the funds deposited into a tax-sheltered retirement account are

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