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the Week is North Buncombe High School senior Courtney Taylor. Taylor, 17, is a mem- ber of the girls’ golf team and is currently the top-ranked player in the Class 3-A portion of the Mountain Athletic Conference. The team’s next match is


Thursday (Oct. 14) at Linville Falls. She carries a 4.25 GPA and


hopes to study pharmacy next year in college. Her parents are Roger and Amy


Taylor of Alexander. Bill Boughton of Edward Jones sponsors the award.


Should you take ‘early retirement?’ Financial Focus


At some time or another, you’ve prob-


ably thought about what you’d like to do during your retirement years. But when will those years begin? You may have some idea in mind about your ideal retirement date, but, as that day approaches, you’ll need to ask yourself: “Can I afford to retire?” During these days of corporate


downsizing, this question is not rhetori- cal. If your employer offered you a sever- ance package to take a voluntary early retirement, should you accept it? Your answer depends on a variety of


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factors. Most important of all, of course, is whether you still enjoy your job and still like coming to work every day. If so, you’ll be inclined to turn down the offer and continue working. But if you’re eager to move on to the next phase of


your life, you might be tempted to ac- cept the buyout package — if you can afford to retire. To make that determination, you’ll


need to consider several factors: • Your family situation — If you


have children, are they out of college? Whether they are or not, are you still helping support them? How about el- derly parents? Do you need to provide them with financial support? You’ll need to know the answers to these questions to help evaluate your need to continue working. • Your eligibility for Social Security —


You can start collecting Social Security as early as 62, but if you wait until your “full” retirement age, which will probably be around 66, your monthly payments will be larger. And if you delay


Vehicle fire cont...


firefighters were able to corral the blaze before it damaged any nearby buildings. Te car was a 1996 Plymouth


Breeze. Te car’s owner, Donna Pegg of Weaverville, was devastated as she stood by and watched the


firefighters extinguish the flames. “Tis is the only means of trans-


portation that we have and I don’t know what I’m going to do. I was just sitting in the car and it started bellowing smoke,” she said.


taking payments until you’re 70, you can collect the maximum payments. If you continue working, but also start taking Social Security, your benefits will be reduced, up until you reach full retirement age. After that point, you can earn as much as you want without losing any benefits. • Your potential income stream from


retirement accounts — You don’t have to start taking withdrawals (“distri- butions”) from your traditional IRA and your 401(k) or similar employer- sponsored retirement plan until you’re 70-1/2. But if you want to take early retirement, you’ll likely have to tap into these resources much sooner, so you’ll need to calculate some hypothetical withdrawal rates to make sure your money will last. As you consider drawing on your re-


tirement accounts and your investments to help fund an early retirement, you may want to consult with a professional financial advisor — someone with the expertise and experience to help make sure you’ve got an income stream that’s big enough to support your lifestyle, but not so big that you’d eventually outlive your money.


Tis article was written by Ed-


ward Jones for use by Bill Boughton, Weaverville’s local Edward Jones Fi- nancial Advisor.


Police still search cont... Continued from page 1


County. Te money from the ATM was


not recovered, according to Det. Alan Wyatt with the Weaverville Police Department. He said officials are still working on obtaining a cor- rect balance of how much money was inside the ATM.


28 THE TRIBUNE/LEADER - October 14 - October 20, 2010 Te theft occurred at 5:18 the


morning of Oct. 1 at Carolina First Bank, according to Wyatt. An aban- doned forklift found at the scene had apparently been used to ram the ATM and load the machine into the back of a truck. Te truck was stolen out of Swan- nanoa, the detective added.


Wyatt said leads are being actively


pursued, but could not comment further on any developments on the case as of press time Wednesday (Oct. 13). Anyone with information on the


theft should contact the department at 645-5700.


www.weavervilletribune.com


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