Mar 21, 2017 | Do You Know, Retirement Reality
There’s always room for another informational article about Medicare, and one by Katie Young and Jessica Dickler for cnbc.com is particularly helpful for those seniors who may be a bit fuzzy on the basics. “For starters,” they write, “there are two basic parts of...
Mar 19, 2017 | Do You Know, Planning for Longevity, Protect Your Family, Retirement Plans, Retirement Reality
“Americans share a bipartisan concern over their retirement security,” writes Hazel Bradford in a Pensions & Investments piece, citing a survey [released Feb. 28] by the National Institute on Retirement Security. Bradford continues: “A poll of 800 Americans age 25...
Mar 16, 2017 | Asset Allocation, Boomer Retirement, Money and Aging, Pension Parameters, Retirement Reality
What is your power percentage and what does the metric mean in terms of retirement readiness? “If I were to approach you on the street and ask you how your financial life was going, on what basis would you answer the randomly invasive question?” asks Peter Dunn in a...
Mar 13, 2017 | Boomer Retirement, Health Care Costs, Protect Your Family, Retirement Plans, Retirement Reality
“Americans are taking on a lot more debt,” writes Kathryn Vasel for cnn.com. “Total household debt climbed to $12.58 trillion at the end of 2016, an increase of $266 billion from the third quarter, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For...
Mar 9, 2017 | 401k, Asset Allocation, Do You Know, IRA, Money and Aging, Retirement Plans, Retirement Reality, Risk and Rewards
“While most Americans realize retirement will be the biggest purchase of their lifetime—costing 2.5 times the cost of an average home—81% say they do not know how much money they will need to fund their retirement,” writes Rebecca Moore in a superb article for...
Mar 7, 2017 | Asset Allocation, Money and Aging, Planning for Longevity, Retirement Plans, Retirement Reality
“On Wall Street, they like to say that a rising tide lifts all boats—meaning that when the stock market is doing well, pretty much every investor benefits. That certainly seems to be the case right now among those with a 401(k) plan,” writes Dan Kadlec in an excellent...
