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Financial Advisor July 2009 Sherri Scordo |
Retirement's Health-Care Bite A recent study reports that a 65-year-old man who retires this year will need between $68,000 and $173,000 in savings to have a fifty-fifty chance of covering health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs in retirement.  |
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Gail Buckner |
An Old Friend One of the most important ways advisors can assist their clients in preparing for retirement is by helping them change their mind-set about Social Security.  |
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Ed Slott |
Rare Victory The U.S. Tax Court ruled recently that a 72(t) payment plan was not modified when the IRA holder took an additional distribution for education. This decision may give IRA owners some much-needed flexibility if they need more funds for certain purposes.  |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Savita Iyer-Ahrestani |
Crisis Hits Middle-Class Retirees Hard In the last six months of 2008, the financial future of retirees and pre-retirees took a huge blow.  |
Investment Advisor July 2009 James J. Green |
More From the Silver Lining Department Here's another silver lining of sorts that's come out of the recession -- at least for advisors and maybe even for the growing ranks of the unemployed. The unemployed are rolling over their 401(k)s.  |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement News A new study of target-date fund investments by the Employee Benefit Research Institute... EBSA once again extends the applicability and effective dates of the final rule on investment advice...  |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2009 John Rosevear |
You'll Never Retire at This Rate It's getting harder every day -- but you can still retire well.  |
The Motley Fool June 25, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Should You Stay Away From Your 401(k)? Its best features are disappearing.  |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2009 Chuck Saletta |
A Retirement Plan That's Guaranteed to Fail Even if it survives until the time you need it, Social Security won't pay you much.  |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2009 Robert Brokamp |
It's Already Worse Than the Depression Until you've fixed your crystal ball or perfected time travel, a smartly created, well-diversified portfolio should be the foundation of your retirement savings.  |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Stocks for Your First IRA Setting up your first IRA is the best move you can make to start on the path to a secure and comfortable retirement.  |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You'll Never Go Broke This Way Retirees have fewer options than many other investors do. But when giving up is not an option, locking in income while seeking modest growth is the best recipe to try to repair your portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2009 John Rosevear |
Don't End Up Broke and Starving Did you cut your retirement contributions? Are you still sure that's a good idea?  |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Do This If You Want To Retire Anytime Soon This bear market has been scary for those approaching retirement. Don't panic, make the right moves now, and save as much as you can, and you can still have the retirement you've always wanted.  |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You're on the Path to Retirement Disaster Instead of worrying about it, though, doing the right things right now will help you shore up your financial stability, both now and for the years ahead.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Retirees Refuse to Stop Working More people are working well into their golden years, and not just because of money.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Smart Money Moves for Fortysomethings Find the right balance for a smart retirement.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca |
Post-Boom It is no secret that as investors continue their flight to safety, the variable annuity boom has at least deflated, if not entirely gone bust. More conservative retirement products are now in favor.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Dave Lindorff |
Annuity Ladders People facing retirement want guaranteed income, and they also want liquidity, so purchasing annuities over a period of time, even into retirement, makes sense.  |
On Wall Street June 1, 2009 David Lindorff |
The Most Dangerous Woman in America Ghilarducci, the 51-year-old author of When I'm 64: The Plot Against Pensions and The Plan to Save Them, is a vocal opponent of the 401(k) concept, which she charges has been a "failure at providing a secure retirement" to Americans.  |
On Wall Street June 1, 2009 Robert Seaberg |
The "Other Part" of Retirement Planning Retirement, however, is not just about numbers. If we replace the number with "second chapters," it conjures a world of new, qualitative things. And it is these things that planners often neglect  |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement News & Products News on healthcare, target date funds, and insurance.  |
Investment Advisor June 2009 James J. Green |
Boomers Still Prefer Aging in Place The tendency for buyers in 55+ communities to continue to work in greater numbers and for longer periods of time show us that this group is redefining the traditional notion of retirement.  |
U.S. Banker June 2009 Steve Garmhausen |
Seeking to Solve a 401(k) Riddle SunTrust Banks Inc.'s launch in April of a retirement plan platform for small employers seems like a no-brainer.  |
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