Opinion: 7 ways to catch up if you’re behind on retirement savings
Most financial advisers agree: The simplest way to ensure you retire comfortably is to start saving early and let the power of compound interest work for you over time. But…
Reading Your Employee Handbook Can Pay Off In A Big Way Before Retirement
There are a myriad of things that people must consider before they retire. They contemplate whether they will have enough money or not; if they’ll out live those fund; and…
Life lessons from a life-affirming heart attack
You can’t judge the real impact of a life-changing event until you’ve lived some life afterwards. Only then can you take stock and measure the size of and commitment to…
Boomers In Retirement: The Greatest Giving Generation?
Watch with money One retirement study after another trumpets the boomers’ lack of saving for retirement and their need to work longer than previous generations. (Wells Fargo today said the…
Andrea Coombes’ Ways and Means: Your grandchildren will save more for retirement than you
Young adults in the U.S. may be getting the message that saving for retirement is on their shoulders — they’re starting to put aside money for retirement years earlier than…
How Thinking About Retirement Shapes Your Life
Many people dream about what they would do all day if they didn’t have to go to work. The key is to dwell on retirement in such a way that…
Why Roth IRAs will stay tax-free for years to come – MarketWatch
Roth IRAs are very popular because distributions from them are tax-free, but many wonder if they will remain so. Entire Article: Why Roth IRAs will stay tax-free for years to…
Are You Emotionally Ready for Retirement?
Finally, it’s time. The long-anticipated day has arrived. You loosen your tie (or kick off your heels), sink into your leatherette desk chair one last time, and spin around for…
How and why to consolidate your retirement accounts — Next — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Retirement is approaching. Do you have a comprehensive overview of your retirement funds and how you will manage them when you actually do retire? A surprising number of people do…
15 Ways to Retire Early | GOBankingRates
The word “retirement” and number “65” are as linked in the American psyche as “bacon and eggs.” Then again, that all depends on how fast you want your eggs, right?…
How Remarriage Can Mess Up Your Social Security – Forbes
Social Security has a way of making your life decisions difficult. When divorce and remarriage enter the picture, things get very complicated. The earliest age you can start claiming Social…
4 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Retirement in Your 30s
These four mistakes could cause big problems when you get closer to retirement age. – Matthew Frankel, Selena Maranjian, Dan Caplinger, and Jason Hall – Investment planning Source: 4 Ways…
Why Retiring Early May Be More Affordable Than You Think | Money.com
For some, this question is as tantalizing as it can be vexing. After many years of saving and planning for a secure, fulfilling, and comfortable retirement, it’s natural to wonder,…
How to Retire Early
When I work with people about their finances, it usually ends up not being about JUST finances. There’s so much emotion wrapped up in how we view money that we…
Are You Ready to Retire? That Depends – NBC News.com
If you have socked away money in a 401(k) and your 60th birthday is behind you, chances are you are thinking about when to retire. Chances are, too, that you…
Death By Golf: Why Retirement Is a Bankrupt Industrial Age Idea | Inc.com
Death By Golf: Why Retirement Is a Bankrupt Industrial Age Idea | Inc.com. Retirement was invented by Otto von Bismarck in 1889 to get old people off the machines and…
5 Giant Myths Of Retirement Planning – Forbes
By Marc S. Freedman, Next Avenue Contributor (This article was adapted from Retiring for the GENIUS by Marc S. Freedman.) Some myths become legend, and once they reach that level…
How to reinvent yourself in retirement
Retirement is an opportunity for a new chapter of your life, expert says. Most people today view retirement as an opportunity to begin a new chapter in their lives, “not…
How to Balance Spending and Safety in Retirement | Money.com
How to Balance Spending and Safety in Retirement Darrow Kirkpatrick Feb. 19, 2015 Every retirement withdrawal method has its pros and cons. Understanding the differences will help you tap your…