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Tips for Maximizing Your Retirement Benefits
Friday, January 20, 2012 - So you’re working your buns off and making sure that you put as much money as you can in your retirement plans. But how can you make the most out of your benefits?
Here are some practical tips to help you out:
1. Work at least until you’re...
Is Retirement Itself Really Doing Damage to Our Economy?
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - On one hand, you have a group of aging workers that have contributed much to society and have done so with assurances that society will take care of them in return. On the other hand, you have an age group that is draining money from systems...
Scared of Retiring? Here Are a Few Ways to Assuage Those Fears
Monday, December 5, 2011 - People who are scared of retiring usually aren’t scared of retirement, per se. They’re more afraid of what will happen to them when they retire, so you may want to keep these tips in mind if you’re scared of your own impending retirement:
Money...
Pension Act Boosts Retirement Savings Participation – But Will Those Savings Be Safe?
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - I’ve always been skeptical of Social Security, especially now when the government is this close to saying that it can’t fulfill its promises to upcoming retirees. Retirement savings plans, however, seem to be chugging along quite nicely...
80 is the new 65
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - A national survey by Wells Fargo & Co. has shown that 25% of respondents will need to work until 80 to save up the money to retire comfortably.
Other insights revealed by the study shows that 75% expect to work past retirement, 39% need...
The 10 Things Retirees Don’t Want to Admit
Monday, November 7, 2011 - If you’re a Baby Boomer and you’re reading this, then you’d better be prepared to swallow a rather bitter pill. Using data from various studies around the country, The Wall Street Journal’s Catey Hill paints a rather disturbing picture...
A Deeper Look into Cain’s Proposed Retirement Model
Sunday, October 16, 2011 - Herman Cain is an increasingly visible Republican for candidate thanks to his rather controversial personality along with his “9-9-9” plan – a plan that aims to implement a 9 percent income tax, 9 percent corporate income tax and 9 percent...
Real Estate the Retirement Choice for Baby Boomers?
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - Record low interest rates for mortgages coupled with rock-bottom property prices paint a very grim picture of the real estate market in America.
Baby boomers, however, appear to continue gobbling up real estate despite the current difficulties....
HOME Act to Ease Access of 401(k) funds for Mortgage Payments
Monday, October 10, 2011 - Two Georgia legislators – U.S. Representative Tom Graves (R-Georgia) and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) – have introduced the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act; allowing Americans to withdraw money from their 401(k) retirement...
Is Retirement Unrealistic?
Friday, October 7, 2011 - “I don’t think retirement is realistic, and I am not planning on retiring, should I live so long.”
This is what David Merkel has to say about the issue of retirement in his column on RealMoney.com, even going so far as to claim that too...
