5 Questions to Determine When You Should Retire
You might be thinking about retiring, but how do you know when you are really ready for it, mentally and financially? For decades, the normal retirement age was 65. This was when you became eligible...
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Source: Thinkstock We’ve all heard it before: Americans are lousy when it comes to saving for retirement. The justification for the lack of savings ranges from economic hardship to our inability to...
View Article5 Retirement Questions Every American Should Answer
Source: Thinkstock For so many Americans, retirement planning is a complete mystery. For some people, they’d have an easier time deciding who shot first (Han Solo or Greedo?) than making decisions...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Retirement Can $1 Million Get You?
Source: Thinkstock Unless you plan on working until death, as 40% of baby boomers say they do, retirement planning is absolutely essential. According to data gathered by Money News, 87% of adults say...
View ArticleHow Much Is the Average Retirement Age Really Rising?
Source: Center for Retirement Research Age is just a number, until you realize that it can also indicate how well you are prepared for retirement. Once upon a time, workers retired with a company...
View ArticleWhy Too Many Americans Are Working During Retirement These Days
Elderly Brits dance next to a statue of Eric Morcambe – Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Retirement used to be a time for relaxation, for spending time with your grandchildren, or for pursuing a hobby...
View Article10 Social Security Secrets That May Get You More Money
Source: Thinkstock There are more than 2,700 rules in Social Security’s handbook. It’s enough to make you want to give up on ever figuring out the best choices to make for your retirement. But if you...
View ArticleThe One Thing Stopping You From an Early Retirement
Source: Fox Searchlight Pictures The only thing worse than never retiring is having to wait until you’re old and decrepit to reach your so-called golden years. In America, the average retirement age is...
View ArticleRetirement at Age 80? How This Could Happen to You
Retirement piggy bank | Source: iStock Eighty is the new 65, at least when it comes to retirement. More than a third of middle class Americans surveyed by Wells Fargo said they’d need to work until age...
View ArticleWhen Is It the Right Time to Retire?
Do you know when you’ll retire? You may have an idea of when you’d like to hang up your work hat for good, but how do you know when it’s the right time? Coming to a satisfactory answer about retirement...
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