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Retirement and Investing
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- Retirement investing made simple
Question: Since I'm getting close to retirement, I've moved my money into the target-date retirement fund offered in my company's 401(k). Do you think these funds are good investments? Read more>>>
- AAII Feature Article: Reach Your Retirement Goals By Following 10 Basic Personal Finance Axioms
What's the key to making good personal finance and investment choices? It isn't necessary to understand the inner workings of the securities markets or the mathematical economies underlying investment theory. Read more>>>
- Baby Boomers Delay Retirement
For millions of Americans approaching retirement, events of recent weeks are delivering a clear message: Not so fast. With nest eggs shrinking, housing prices still falling and anxieties about their financial future growing, the oldest members of the baby-boom generation are putting the brakes on plans to leave the office. Read more>>>
- 3 Ways the Economic Crisis Is Destroying Baby Boomer Retirement
Baby boomers are nervously trying to navigate their nest eggs to safety amidst a stormy sea of wild stock market swings, falling home values, and precarious job security. It can take years for nest eggs to recover from heavy market losses. But time is something baby boomers—the oldest of whom turned 62 this year—just don't have enough of. Read more>>>
- Baby Boomers: Still Too Scared of Stocks
All retirement savers face this conundrum: Equity investments could lose principal during a bad year. But the interest on risk-free savings vehicles like certificates of deposit may not keep up with inflation. Most baby boomers are choosing to err on the side of caution, according to an online survey.
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- Baby boomers take road less traveled to retirement
Baby boomers aren't following the traditional retirement planning disciplines their parents once did, according to a survey by NAVA Inc., the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions. The Reston, Va.-based trade association surveyed 1,000 people ages 45 to 65 about their retirement planning habits and opinions. Read more>>>
- Paying For It; Growing old is expensive. Here’s how to afford it
One of the cosmic indignities of growing old is that one has to pay for the privilege. And pay you will. Independent-living facilities can cost up to $8,500 per month, assisted-living up to $8,000, and nursing homes $18,000. And if you require specialized care, the numbers get even scarier. How to pay for all that? Read more>>>
- Investing Your Nest Egg Foolishly
"But where should I invest it so it's safe?
"And how much can I take each year without ever running out?"
Welcome to the wonderful world of retirement, Fool. These are the two eternal questions posed and faced by all retirees. For time immemorial, the simple answer was to invest retirement proceeds in utilities, preferred stock, REITs, bonds, and other dividend-producing, interest-paying securities. Read more>>>
- Retirement And Investment Calculators
Here are some easy to use on-line investment calculators to help you make your financial decisions. If you find these calculators useful, feel free to share them with a friend. Read more>>>
- Mortgage Calculator & Financial Calculators
Over 100 Personal Finance Calculators:
This resource features over 100 financial calculators. Try one of the 20 most common mortgage calculators below (or add them directly to your website), or scroll down to browse through the rest of the calculators by category. Read more>>>
- What's Wrong With Variable Annuities
VARIABLE ANNUITIES are sold more aggressively than fake Gucci handbags on the streets of New York City. Thanks in part to commissions of 5% or more, sales of variable annuities have soared over the past decade. But popularity is no indicator of practicality. The truth is, annuities only make sense for a tiny fraction of the population. Read more>>>
- The worst retirement investment you can make
High fees, low flexibility and 'horrendous' tax treatment make variable annuities less attractive than ever, except to the people who sell them. Read more>>>
- How to Be 40 and Financially Fit
THE 40S ARE possibly the most challenging decade in anyone's life.
Referred to as the "sandwich generation," 40-somethings often end up financially supporting their college-bound children at the same time that they're caring for their aging parents. Unfortunately, by focusing on all of these dependents, they often forget to take care of their own financial health. Read more>>>
- 35 Best retirement neighborhoods
Money combed 30 of the country's largest cities for areas with low crime, rich culture, easy transportation and great health care. See Money's picks for top neighborhoods - plus interactive maps showing homes for sale and more. Read more>>>
- AARP Poll of Arkansans Age 40+ on Retirement and Investment: Summary of Top-line Findings Research Report
Long-term financial security is critical to attaining what people want in retirement. This survey of 803 Arkansas residents age 40+ found that respondents are not highly confident about preparing for retirement, and that while most invest and own securities, they also indicate low levels of confidence in their personal knowledge of financial investing. Key findings include the following... Read more>>>
- Sexy Boomer
Only one in five baby boomers has a retirement income planDespite this, over two thirds of the working baby boomer generation plans to maintain the same lifestyle during their reitirement years... Read more>>>
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