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Category Archives: Investments
Board Grants Year-End “Bonus” to Participants
In the recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Church of God Benefits Board, the entity charged with managing the Ministers’ Retirement Plan, action was taken to grant a special year-end interest allocation to all participants in the … Continue reading
Posted in 12 - December 2017, Investments
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Trustees’ Fund Rate for 2018
In the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Church of God Benefits Board, the entity charged with managing the Ministers’ Retirement Plan, the return on the Trustees’ Fund was set at four percent (4.00%) for 2018. In a time … Continue reading
Posted in 12 - December 2017, Investments
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Rate on Trustees Fund Set at 4% for 2017
In the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Church of God Benefits Board, the entity charged with managing the Ministers’ Retirement Plan, the return on the Trustees’ Fund was set at four (4%) percent. For the past eight years … Continue reading
Posted in 12 - December 2016, Investments
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Board Grants Year-End “Bonus” to Participants
In the recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Church of God Benefits Board, the entity charged with managing the Ministers’ Retirement Plan, action was taken to grant a special year-end interest allocation to all participants in the Trustees’ Fund. … Continue reading
Young Investors Have the Power of Compounding
Recent research compiled by Vanguard Investment Counseling shows those who start saving for retirement in their 20’s can save nearly double what investors beginning in their 30’s can put away for retirement. A participant who starts making contribution of $1,000 … Continue reading
Posted in 09 - September 2014, Investments
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Understanding the “Valuation” Process
Many participants in the equity (or stock) accounts offered by the Ministers’ Retirement Plan may not fully understand the process of how they make money – or lose money – in their equity accounts. While it is rather simple to … Continue reading
Posted in 04 - April 2014, Investments, Stock Market
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Accounting for Losses
For those who participate in the Benefits Board’s equity (stock) accounts, you may suffer a loss in any particular year – although that was certainly not the case in 2013!!. We are sometimes asked if you can claim, or deduct, … Continue reading
No Annual Interest Statement from Board
Each year as participants begin to get all their tax information together, they realize that they have not received a Form 1099-INT from the Benefits Board showing the amount of interest they earned on their retirement account during the previous … Continue reading
Posted in Form W-2, Investments, Ministers, Retirement Contributions
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Rate on Trustees Fund Set at 4% for 2014
In the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Church of God Benefits Board, the entity charged with managing the Ministers’ Retirement Plan, the return on the Trustees’ Fund was set at four (4%) percent. For the past five years … Continue reading
How Much Is Enough? 8x??
A study by Fidelity Investments suggests that you should save at least eight times your ending salary to meet your retirement income needs. In other words, if you make $50,000 a year, you need to have saved at least $450,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Investments, Ministers, Retirees, Retirement Contributions
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