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3 Reasons Not to Retire Early
Tweet Share on Facebook August 9, 2011 Comment (2)A lot of people, when they reach their late 50s or early 60s, find they have an option to take early retirement. If you have that choice, consider yourself lucky. Many employees, including yours truly, get booted out of the workplace in their 50s.
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For an Ideal Retirement Overseas, Divide Your Time
Tweet Share on Facebook August 8, 2011 CommentThere are many sunny, safe, and affordable places around the world to enjoy retirement. But what if you can’t choose among them? You don’t have to.
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7 Signs You Have Successfully Retired
Tweet Share on Facebook August 5, 2011 Comment (2)There is no shortage of worries as we move into retirement. We all want to get there, but are unsure exactly how retirement life will ultimately look. Despite our best planning, scrimping, and hoping, we remain concerned about outliving our savings, maintaining good health, and even being bored in retirement.
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Flawed Investing is Depleting Pension Assets
Tweet Share on Facebook August 4, 2011 Comment (1)The management of pension fund assets is big business. Every broker, hedge fund manager, private equity fund manager, and mutual fund manager wants a piece of this mega-trillion dollar action. High priced consultants stand ready to advise pension administrators which fund managers to include and exclude in their portfolios.
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4 Painless Ways to Save for Retirement
Tweet Share on Facebook August 3, 2011 CommentWhen gas prices rise, we often cope by driving less. Doing so will seem like a sacrifice at first, but some creative planning coupled with a few slight changes to our driving habits is generally enough to save us a few dollars. Most people can cut spending if they really have to, and reducing your expenses is often one of the most effective ways to save more for retirement. Here are four ways that you can spend less and ultimately save more for retirement.
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A Beautiful Beach Town for $1,000 a Month
Tweet Share on Facebook August 1, 2011 CommentIf you're interested in a low-cost retirement near the beach, I recommend you take a look at Hua Hin, Thailand. This Thai town you’ve probably never heard of offers everything the would-be retiree with a modest retirement nest egg is shopping for. You and your significant other could settle in here comfortably on a budget of as little as $1,000 a month.
