The Art of Staying Young and Active
How can you take years off your physical and mental age? What choices could make you feel and look better? A few good habits might make a difference. Eat healthy. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Retirement
Squeeze Play: Gen Xers Especially Feel the Pinch
Saving for retirement can challenge the best of us. For one group of employees, the challenge seems particularly daunting. Your mid-career colleagues, those between 36 and 56 years of age, Continue Reading →
401(k) Decisions — You Can Take It With You
If you are preparing to change jobs, do you know what your choices are for managing the money in your current employer’s retirement plan? Although many people choose to take Continue Reading →
Retirement Expectations vs. Reality
You can’t always envision what will happen in your “second act.” Just as few weathercasters can accurately forecast a month’s worth of temperatures and storms, many retirees find their futures Continue Reading →
Retiring? Take Control of Your Assets
Before mapping your retirement financial strategy, it’s important to figure out how much retirement income you may need. You’ll need to consider your housing cost, the length of your retirement, Continue Reading →
When Employees Retire Matters to Them… and to Employers
Americans pride themselves on making their own decisions, and when to retire is an important one. But it takes money to retire, and the shift away from traditional pension plans Continue Reading →
When Should You Collect Social Security?
Those choosing to collect before their normal retirement age face a reduction in monthly payments by as much as 30%. A growing number of Americans have been forced to delay Continue Reading →
Retirement Account Distributions After Age 70½
Many people begin withdrawing funds from qualified retirement accounts soon after they retire in order to provide annual retirement income. These withdrawals are discretionary in terms of timing and amount Continue Reading →
Planning the Withdrawal of Your Retirement Assets
An efficient withdrawal strategy can significantly improve the overall performance and longevity of a retirement portfolio. Certain tactics for drawing cash from retirement assets may have more favorable tax implications Continue Reading →
Will the Stock Market Be Up, Down, or Sideways When You Retire?
How will the stock market affect your retirement strategy? A bull market can promote overconfidence. You may be lulled into thinking that the major indices will rise for years to come. Continue Reading →