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Walk Softly, and Carry a Big Dividend
Tweet Share on Facebook January 31, 2012 CommentThose of us who are retired need to squeeze some income out of our investments to pay our monthly bills. That's been like wringing water from a stone during the last few years, with interest rates at rock-bottom levels.
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Take Your Retirement on the Road
Tweet Share on Facebook January 30, 2012 Comment (18)Lee Harrison and Julie Lowrey enjoyed long and successful careers in the nuclear power industry in New York. But as retirement age approached, Harrison began to wonder if he’d have enough money to support the kind of retirement lifestyle he and his wife Julie had long been looking forward to.
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Baby Boomers Plan Their Retirement Careers
Tweet Share on Facebook January 27, 2012 Comment (2)Retirement for the baby boomers is likely to be far different from what their parents experienced. Work will probably be an integral part of everyday life, both to meet financial requirements and to keep busy during an increasing lifespan. Workers approaching retirement should plan now for their pending retirement career.
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Increase Cash Reserves in Retirement
Tweet Share on Facebook January 26, 2012 CommentOne of the essential components of stable finances is an emergency fund. This fund should be liquid and easy to draw on if needed.
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What You Can Learn From Suze Orman’s Mistakes
Tweet Share on Facebook January 26, 2012 Comment (2)It’s been a rough year for Suze Orman. First, she came under fire for endorsing a new prepaid debit card. Her claims that the card is “free” and can help improve your credit score have been questioned. There are also issues relating to additional fees and limits on how much money you can spend in a 24 hour period, even if the card is funded to cover those expenses.
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5 Ways to Blow Your Shot at Retirement
Tweet Share on Facebook January 25, 2012 CommentA comfortable retirement is definitely achievable. Yet, many people face tremendous retirement challenges because they spend years neglecting simple measures that would make having enough money in their golden years a certainty. Here are some common ways people blow their chances of having a comfortable retirement, which you can do without.
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Do You Need Life Insurance in Retirement?
Tweet Share on Facebook January 24, 2012 Comment (1)As you age, the idea of life insurance seems increasingly unnecessary. Many retirees prefer not to continue paying life insurance premiums when they no longer have young families to take care of. However, before you shrug off the idea of life insurance in retirement, it’s a good idea to consider that life insurance still has its virtues.
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5 Lessons from Michael Lewis
Tweet Share on Facebook January 24, 2012 CommentTwo recent books by former bond trader Michael Lewis, The Big Short and Boomerang, set out to explain the financial crisis of the 2000s. In the 2010 book The Big Short, he traces the experience of a few select hedge fund managers who identified the real estate bubble and made a killing when the mortgage market tanked and the pillars of Wall Street collapsed. For his 2011 book Boomerang, Lewis took his show on the road, looking at financial bubbles in Iceland, Ireland, and Greece, then turning his laser eye back home to the mountain of debt created in California.
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The Search for the Ideal Lifestyle Overseas
Tweet Share on Facebook January 23, 2012 CommentSome people need to try out several different countries before they find a place that fits. After seven years in Spain, Linda Maples of the U.K. and her American husband Richard decided it was time to try living somewhere else. It took an extended scouting mission to four different countries with their two children in tow before they found the ideal place to settle down.
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Spending Resolutions to Keep in the New Year
Tweet Share on Facebook January 20, 2012 CommentMost New Year’s resolutions will be long forgotten by February 1st. While Americans make plenty of resolutions, many people simply don’t follow through. But it’s not too late to commit to incorporating some better spending habits into your daily routine that will pay off now and, if you save the extra cash, help you fund your retirement years.
