Retirement
If you are in your mid-fifties and want to retire 10 years from now, it is time to get started with better saving and investing habits. While there is no way to turn back the clock, you can still catch up with your retirement savings target at this age by being smart and following the […]
If you had a year to get rich, what steps would you take immediately? As 2018 winds down, it’s time to set your sights on you financial goals for the year to come. The following financial planning ideas for 2019 could help greatly improve your financial picture 12 months down the road.
Many young Americans are up against the challenge of how to protect elderly parents from scams. At present, more than 15% of the U.S. population is above the age of 65. By 2060 that figure will be nearly one in four Americans. Meanwhile, global interconnectedness means slick financial scam artists are coming at them from […]
Should you pay off you mortgage before retiring? Only if you want to actually enjoy retirement. A study for government mortgage buyer Fannie Mae showed a growing number of elderly people are carrying mortgage debt over into retirement. According to the report, more than half (51%) of baby boomers between the ages of 65 and […]
A growing number of seniors finding jobs are doing so by joining the gig economy. According to a 2017 Prudential Financial survey, around 31 percent of gig economy workers are baby boomers, and 34 percent of those workers are retired. The flexibility offered by contract jobs is attractive to retirees, allowing them to set their […]
Is the 4 percent rule viable for retirement anymore? And if not, what should retirees do about it? For decades, the cornerstone of retirement planning has been the 4 percent rule, which states that if you only withdraw 4 percent of your funds annually, odds are that you will have enough money to last 30 […]
If you are someone who is looking to get rich, the last thing you need is bad financial advice. And there plenty of personal finance myths. Unfortunately, there is a huge amount of misinformation surrounding the domain of personal finance. People can find it hard to wade through all the myths and half-lies to get […]
One out of six retired Americans is a millionaire right now, according to from the Fed Reserve Board and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Could you retire as a millionaire? However, the median wealth of retirees is only about $200,000. Clearly a few people with $1 million actually have a lot more, while most Americans have significantly […]
To have the kind of retirement you have always wished for, you need to have a solid strategy in place. But that can be seriously sidetracked by errors. Learning what retirement mistakes to avoid is key. Take care to steer clear of a few major pitfalls in your retirement plan. Do that, and you should […]
Most people will never retire because their finances won’t allow it. If that’s you, and statistically it probably is, better to plan an active retirement than do nothing. Working and controlling your future is a better outcome by far, and it has mental benefits, too. It might be in your best interests, financially and emotionally, […]
