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- The Future of Investing
- Want to pick a date for the stock market to get back to its 2007 high? You may need a calendar that goes to 2017. ...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- Can You Afford to Retire ... Ever?
- The "new normal" retirement will start at 67, not 62. You'll pay for it with investments that don't even exist today. And you'd better start saving now. You know what happened...
- Articles 2009-06-22
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- How to Spot a Bottom
- Is the recent rebound a sign that the stock market has finally bottomed? Or is it just a dead-cat bounce in a stubborn bear market? Only hindsight will tell for sure. But history offers some useful clues. Find out what economic indicators to watch for signs of a real...
- Articles 2009-04-04
- So, You'll Just Work A Few Years Longer. You Sure?
- As you stare at the smoking ruin of your 401k, the collapsed value of your home and the massive deficits facing Social Security, it's pretty clear what you have to do to have any hope of retiring with dignity. Work a few more years. Call it quits at 66, say,...
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Good Health: A Retirement Security Risk?
- Star Trek’s Spock wasn’t exactly attuned to retirement planning when he came up with the Vulcan salutation “Live Long and Prosper.†For one of the biggest risks to your retirement security is the very fact you may well indeed live a very long time, raising the threat that your nest...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Lip Service Popular Retirement Planning Strategy
- It's clear we know we need to save more to ensure a secure retirement. But for all the lip service given to the new realities of retirement planning, we're still coming up short--way short--on putting our money where our mouths are. by Carla Fried
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Obama Retirement Fix: No Day at the Beach
- The Obama Administration's recent tweak to policy makes it easier to bank unused vacation days in your retirement account. As much as Americans need to save more for retirement, using the vacation days could be a smarter retirement planning strategy by Carla Fried
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- 401(k)s: Recent changes not nearly good enough
- A new report shows Corporate America has been busy fixing what's wrong with its 401ks. Commendable for sure, but it is still not nearly good enough. There's still plenty wrong with 401ks; much of it systemic flaws Congress must step up to the plate and address if it is seriously...
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Investor Expectations Down 25 Percent: Welcome to the New Normal
- Vanguard’s Center for Retirement Research recently checked in with 3,000+ regular folks not economists or market diviners to gauge our post-crash expectations. The median of our collective crystal-balling settled on 7.5 percent as the expected average annual return for the markets going forward. That might sound downright...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Retirees Plan on Going Broke
- Americans expect to spend down their retirement savings at a 10 percent annual rate says Wells Fargo's annual Retirement Fitness Survey. And that's a sure-fire recipe for financial disaster. by Carla Fried
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Talking Turkey: Financial Advice for your Adult Kids
- Even grown kids still look for parental advice on financial matters. (Seriously, a Schwab survey says 4 in 10 young adults in their 20s want Mom and Dad to impart some pearls of wisdom.) But there's a fine line between being helpful or off-putting. A new website aimed at financial...
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Working Longer and Liking It
- Like it or not, in today's rapidly shrinking economy you're almost certainly going to have to postpone your retirement by a few years. Alicia Munnell, who heads the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, outlines how to stay in the game as long as you need — and...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- The Payoff from Retiring Later
- Given the ferocity of the recent bear market mauling, odds are even a stock market rebound isn't enough to get your retirement plan back on track. The truth is you're probably going to have to work a few years longer. How to stay in the game... Let's get real. In...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- Stay Employed over 50
- To fill in that giant hole the bear market left in your retirement plan, you'll likely have to work longer. But staying employed after 50, is tougher than ever. So, plan early. Stay healthy. Keep your head in the game. And prep to make less... Your retirement plan probably goes...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- Rebuild Your Retirement Savings
- If you are in your 40s or younger, you probably have time to rebuild your savings before retirement. If you are in your 50s or older, and you had a lot of your 401k money in the stock market, you likely face a far grimmer truth: you may not be...
- Articles 2009-04-17
- Retire When You Want To
- Yes, it's possible — if you make a few smart moves while you're working and reconsider where you'll live once you stop. Well, yes, we have. And it’s still...
- Articles 2009-06-29
- Retirement Planning: What to Do Now
- Whether you're 25 years away from retirement or you've already started packing up your office, there are specific steps you should now take to ensure your financial security. This step-by-step guide will keep you on track for a stress-free dismount from the corporate treadmill. 20 to 25 Years...
- Articles 2009-10-14
- Economic Outlook: Could Things Go Too Well?
- Very few economists or pundits are expecting a sharp, quick recovery for the U.S. economy. But among the handful espousing this viewpoint are some very smart people, including well-known bear James Grant. Whether he's right or not, here?s how to set up your portfolio to capture gains in a bull...
- Articles 2009-10-19
- Why 401(k) Auto-Enrollment Is Seriously Flawed
- In 2006 Congress finally got around to addressing one of the easier-to-confront shortcomings of the 401k: the fact that about 25 percent of folks eligible to join a plan don’t bother. Thanks to the Pension Protection Act, employers now can more easily automatically enroll employees in the plan. That’s a...
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Get Your Kids to Help Pay for Retirement
- If I had $10 for every time a financial advisor I am interviewing utters “There are no loans for retirement, but there are loans for college,†my SEP-IRA would be in a lot better shape. But my radar always starts beeping when I hear that. Sure, I know it makes...
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
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