Oct 27, 2014 | Boomer Retirement, Retirement Plans
In a lifehealthpro.com piece headlined Survey: Most workers plan to delay retirement by three years, Warren S. Hersch writes that “a common theme of studies into retirement planning is that a growing number of Americans is, for a host of reasons, delaying their golden...
Oct 22, 2014 | 401k, Tax Planning and Deductions
We often turn to irs.gov for essential (if not especially light) reading, and when the subject is tax credits, they’ve definitely got our attention. Here’s an IRS page that, at noted on the bottom, was “last reviewed or updated” on Oct. 2, headlined Retirement Plans...
Oct 19, 2014 | Health Care Costs, Obamacare, Retirement Plans
Seniors know that when the calendar turns to October their mailboxes begin getting stuffed with Medicare-related “supplemental plan” sales material. (And don’t get us started on the blizzard of TV commercials.) One plan promises this, the other one promises that. And...
Oct 16, 2014 | Do You Know, Retirement Plans
On a list of delicate subjects that Americans are hesitant to talk about, you wouldn’t think money or retirement would rank near the very top, above, say, sex or death, but you might be wrong. That’s one takeaway from an interesting thinkadvisor.com piece by Emily...
Oct 9, 2014 | Health Care Costs, Obamacare, Planning for Longevity, Retirement Plans
Is there a day that goes by without yet another media story about health costs in retirement? Probably not and for the simple reason that it’s such a vital issue in people’s lives, and one of the very best pieces on the subject we’ve come across is Steve Vernon’s...