retirement planning

Many Americans’ only participation in the stock market is through their employer’s 401(k) plan. Those with a company retirement plan have watched the stock market soar to record territory, and…

The traditional view of retirement in America is under assault on a variety of fronts. For one we’re living longer, healthier lives, which means the older members of our society…

A new proposal regarding our deficit and how to fix it is floating around the House-Senate budget conference committee, as an partial alternative to the sequestration budget cuts. It would…

Remember the days when most companies all but guaranteed retirement? We don’t either. These days retirement is a process of carefully planned steps and goals. Do the right things at the right…

You’ve heard all the talk about second and third careers. You’ve told yourself that successful people don’t do that. They just stick with what they’ve been doing until they get better and…

Planning for retirement is so important these days that oftentimes we forget about what NOT to do by only focusing on what we SHOULD do. This is a mistake, as…

To work or not to work. This is the question baby boomers frequently have to face, as many of them are now forced to consider joining the nation’s retirement ranks. …

There was once a time in America when retirement was not a political football. There was a time when people who left work to enjoy their declining years, or were…

In one episode of 30 Rock, Liz Lemon and her boss, portrayed by Alec Baldwin, are stuck at Liz’s high school reunion where he’s accepted as a fellow classmate, even though…

The earlier you start to plan your financial future, the better off you will be in the long run. As a good rule of thumb, it is never too early…