Category: financial security 2013

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5/1/2013 - Retirement happens even without a plan

by on May 1, 2013 7:02 pm
Many people have surrendered to the idea that they will “work until they drop,” especially if they haven’t saved enough money to retire. The problem with that strategy is that a high percentage of people who are retired today had to leave the workforce before they planned due to failing health, layoffs and family issues.… Read more 5/1/2013 - Retirement happens even without a plan
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4/30/2013 - Tapping your nest egg to pay the doctor

by on April 30, 2013 5:10 pm
The latest research underscores the importance of putting retirement assets in the right places. One strategy: an “emergency bucket” to cover unexpected expenses, especially medical costs. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
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4/24/2013 - Have fun now, retire later

by on April 24, 2013 7:36 pm
By the time you are nearing the pre-retirement years, you’ve probably heard all that nose-to-the-grindstone advice hundreds of times: Work longer. Cinch the belt tighter. Plow as much as possible into your 401(k) because you might live to be 100 and you’ll need that money later. Read the full article at Reuters.
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4/23/2013 - 401 KO'd: Gambling with Your Retirement Plan

by on April 23, 2013 7:56 pm
PBS NewsHour’s Ray Suarez spoke to Frontline correspondent Martin Smith on “The Retirement Gamble,” a documentary that reveals the inner workings of 401(k) plans, a product millions of Americans buy, but few understand. “The financial services industry isn’t necessarily looking out for your best interest,” Smith said. Read the full article at Public Broadcasting System… Read more 4/23/2013 - 401 KO'd: Gambling with Your Retirement Plan

4/22/2013 - Scammers Find Fertile Ground In Health Law

by on April 22, 2013 4:56 pm
Law enforcement agencies are reporting an increase in insurance scams across the country. Many of the fraudsters seem to be preying on the public’s confusion over the massive changes taking place in the nation’s health care system. Read/listen to the full story at National Public Radio.
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4/22/2013 - A Boom in Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment Among Late Bloomers

by on April 22, 2013 4:20 pm
Are mature entrepreneurs on the rise? Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to older workers who decided to pursue their own business dreams later in life. Read/listen to the full story at PBS NewsHour.
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4/18/2013 - Low-interest-rate environment exposes seniors to fraudsters

by on April 19, 2013 6:44 pm
Senior citizens are being lured into riskier investments — and often outright scams — as carefully laid retirement plans have been scuttled by five years of low interest rates. Read the full article at The Washington Post.
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4/17/2013 - Is there really a retirement saving crisis?

by on April 18, 2013 3:55 pm
According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, households are going to face real challenges in retirement. Our National Retirement Risk Index projects that 53% of today’s working households are not going to be able to maintain their standard of living once they stop working. Yet really smart economists who compare optimal savings… Read more 4/17/2013 - Is there really a retirement saving crisis?
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4/12/2013 - How Baby Boomers Will Change The Way Others Retire

by on April 12, 2013 11:52 pm
The rapid evolution of retirement in America shows no signs of slowing. The World War II generation (or The Greatest Generation) often lived in the same house until they either died or were moved to a nursing home, but this is now far less common than in the past. Baby boomers have continued to forge… Read more 4/12/2013 - How Baby Boomers Will Change The Way Others Retire
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4/8/2013 - When 'Aging at Home' Isn't the Answer

by on April 9, 2013 6:03 pm
“This is going to sound really odd coming from someone with a book about aging at home, but sometimes, aging at home is not the answer.” Read the full article at Huffington Post.