We hear a lot about the importance of planning for retirement, and there is much to consider. The idea is to create enough assets to provide a stable income to meet your needs as you age.
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Think you’re too old to try a new hobby? Think again. Studies show many retirees 60 and older refuse to let age get in the way of tackling a new pastime. Savvy seniors are pursuing hobbies enjoyed by all ages from trying a new sport to finding creativity in fine art.The key, says retirement lifestyle author Dave Hughes, is “to find a hobby which brings fulfillment.”Barb Noble found horseback riding at age 60 to be a fulfilling hobby.
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Sarah Harper has a personal take on early retirement. “My father stopped work at 54,” says Professor Harper, founder of the Institute for Population Ageing at Oxford University. “His employers, IBM, offered him early retirement. He was really excited at the prospect.”But the voluntary work and further education that Robert Harper had lined up for his later years dwindled and eventually disappeared and he was forced to become increasingly self-reliant in trying to find ways to pass the time.
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The finding is good news, especially for Americans.25% of whom die from heart-related illness each year.
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During your working years — the accumulation phase of your investing life — the path is pretty clear.
And that’s it. Until it isn’t.
In retirement, when you’re living off the nest egg you worked so hard to build, it becomes necessary to make a major change of course. And that takes some planning, preferably with some guidance, with these three objectives in mind:
You’ll need to line up reliable income streams. When you create your plan, you’ll want to make sure your day-to-day expenses are covered by reliable sources, including Social Security and…
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It’s increasingly popular for young students to take a gap year between high school and college, often to travel and volunteer. (Exhibit A: Malia Obama’s pre-Harvard year off.)
But Baby Boomers are giving the gap year a whole new spin.
In greater numbers, they are roving overseas in retirement, living a slow-travel life, spending months at a time in one place and then moving on to another.
In so doing, they’re able to avoid the visa hurdles that can go along with seeking long-term residence in a country. Plus, by strategically choosing low-cost destinations, they’re able to spend less than they would to stay home.
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Countless Americans look forward to retirement and the flexible lifestyle it tends to offer. Unfortunately, a large number of workers might never get there. In a TD Ameritrade study, 25% of U.S. adults say they don’t think they’ll ever retire. And they’re probably not the only ones. That’s because 1 out of every 3 workers have no money set aside for the future, and that includes 30% of folks 55 and over.
But even those who are saving aren’t doing a good enough job. Baby boomers aged 56 to 61 have a median savings of $17,000, which won’t last very long in retirement. And the fact that many seniors are living longer puts retirement in an even more precarious spot.
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Retiring earlier than your actual retirement date could be a refreshing thought. For some early retirement could mean quitting a salaried job in their forties and fifties. However, for all those who choose this option, their personal finances have to be well chalked out for the future.
“A trend that may take shape more in future, is phasing out of work over a period of time and combining work with retirement – to supplement income or just to contribute whilst one can,” said Kulin Patel, Head of Retirement (South Asia), Willis Towers Watson.
Retirement planning can be tough if one is planning to retire early. Here are a few things you should keep in mind while taking the decision:
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WOW Air is once again offering $69 one-way — and $207 round-trip — flights to Europe from several U.S. cities.Round-trip flights start at $207 from Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh; from $211 from San Francisco and Miami; and from $218 from Boston.
For those super cheap prices, travelers will be able to visit Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, London, Paris, and Stockholm, on select dates from this September through March of next year.
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Coffee contains a number of compounds, including caffeine, diterpenes and antioxidants, and scientists believe some of these have a protective impact on the body
Read the entire article: Four cups of coffee a day might be the key to living longer | National Post
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Many Americans dream of driving fabulous, unique, vintage cars. The vast majority of Americans never get to actually do it.
Sure, we see them around—I live in Brooklyn and I don’t own a car, but as I walk around my neighborhood, I spy things: a Carman Ghia in robin’s-egg blue, a boxy Land Rover from the 1980s. And I wonder what it would be like, if only for a day, to tool around in a classic.
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Before you can start saving for retirement, you’ve got to figure out how much you’ll need to save. Finding your “retirement number” can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make it, with the caveat that more complicated plans are likely to produce the most accurate retirement number. However, even a simple “off the rack” plan will get you enough information to build a solid retirement savings strategy. Here are some of the most popular approaches for coming up with your retirement number.
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We no longer have to guess. Harvard Medical School released a paper outlining the only five exercises we need to practice to get the best outcome for our bodies. And the results are surprising! Don’t like going to the gym? No problem! Part of the reason that these exercises are so fantastic is that you don’t necessarily
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Managing blood pressure, getting active and eating healthier are among the Life’s Simple 7 points put out by the American Heart Association.
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From Mexico to Malta, Live and Invest Overseas ranks its top 10 destinations for retirement for 2017.
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