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Travel is at the very top of nearly every retiree’s list of what to do when they retire. That isn’t surprising, as travel is something many people don’t get to …

Many of us don’t trust the government to always tell us the truth. There are inconvenient facts left out about the cause of wars, double-talk about the economy, and a …

Many baby boomers have already retired. But the oldest baby boomers will turn 68 in 2014 and it will be time for retirement, with many more baby boomers following close …

They’re not currency, and they’re not redeemable for any particular commodity — Bitcoins are digital tokens bought and sold on exchanges where people trade them for real money, a lot of …

Disruptive innovation is one of the most important economic theories of the modern world. It separates incremental improvement from the type of new product that has the potential to make …

To understand how a cash balance plan differs from the traditional 401(k) plan, we first have to know exactly what a cash balance plan is and how it works. Here …

Winston Churchill referred to the condition as his “black dog.”  Charles Dickens fell into a recurrent bleak episode of this very same condition at the start of work on each …

Most of us are familiar with the common 401(k) retirement plans. But you may have also heard the term “403(b) retirement plan.” Whether you saw it online, heard someone talking …

With the major economic downfall that hit us back in 2008, many people have had to drastically change their retirement plans. Millions lost all, or almost all, of their retirement …

So here you are, about to retire soon.  You’ve done all the right things — saved faithfully through your 401(k), kept up your health club membership, supported your kids through …