Feb 27, 2014 | Retirement Plans
Early retirement is an inviting prospect, but for many contemplating it, it can be financially impractical. Yes, it provides more time for leisure and new interests, but what of the price tag? It’s expensive enough to give one pause, according to a smart,...
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Feb 24, 2014 | Retirement Plans
On Jan.30, Sen. Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, unveiled “bold new legislation to tackle the growing retirement crisis and rebuild the private pension system.” Much has been written about the legislation in...
Feb 21, 2014 | Asset Allocation, Pension Parameters, Retirement Plans
Here is the final blog drawn from a BlackRock piece in Shareholder magazine, headlined Command Your Financial Future, which features three “time tested pieces of investment advice.” Rule No. 3 “Double down on diversification.” “The wisdom behind the phrase ‘don’t put...
Feb 17, 2014 | Retirement Plans
Here is the second installment drawn from an excellent BlackRock piece in Shareholder magazine, headlined Command Your Financial Future, which features three “time tested pieces of investment advice.” Rule No. 2 “Focus on time ‘in,’ not timing.” “Identifying the ‘best...
Feb 14, 2014 | Retirement Plans, Risk and Rewards
Unruly, uncertain, unsettled. Now there’s an unholy trifecta for nervous investors who may be somewhat shaken about a stock market that can be, to use yet another “u” word that financial analysts aren’t exactly crazy about, uneven. The subject is approached in an...
