Category: Financial Landing 2014

9/4/2014 - Plan a Satisfying Retirement (Bloomberg)

You’ve worked hard all your life, and now you’re on the brink of retirement. Trouble is, the things you looked forward to all those years — mornings on the golf course, afternoons puttering in the garden, trips to exotic places — don’t feel like they’ll be enough to sustain you. Encore careers — jobs that… Read more 9/4/2014 - Plan a Satisfying Retirement (Bloomberg)

9/3/2014 - Save Retirement: Researchers Say Blow Up the 401(k) and Start Over (Main St)

The retirement savings system in America is broken. It’s too complicated, too costly and unmanageable by employees and employers alike. That’s the thesis proposed by Russell Olson and Douglas Phillips, investment officers at the University of Rochester endowment. Read the full article at Main St.

9/3/2014 - A simple tool for figuring retirement income (MoneyWatch)

One of the biggest challenges facing baby boomers is deciding how to deploy your savings in retirement. You want to make sure your money lasts for the rest of your life, no matter how long you live, and no matter what happens in the economy. But that’s not so easy, given all the things you… Read more 9/3/2014 - A simple tool for figuring retirement income (MoneyWatch)

9/3/2014 - Financial Elder Abuse Near You (Huffington Post)

Elder financial abuse is being called the fastest growing area of crime in America. And it may be happening in your family, if you aren’t paying attention to a caregiver — or a relative — who, under the guise of being helpful, is syphoning off an elderly person’s life savings. Read the full article at… Read more 9/3/2014 - Financial Elder Abuse Near You (Huffington Post)

8/30/2014 - Using Gambling to Entice Low-Income Families to Save (NY Times)

While building up savings offers the best route out of poverty, the glamourless grind of socking away a dollar here and there has a tough time competing with the heady fantasy of a Mega Millions jackpot. But instead of attacking lotteries, a growing number of credit unions and nonprofit groups are using them to encourage… Read more 8/30/2014 - Using Gambling to Entice Low-Income Families to Save (NY Times)

8/28/2014 - Why 'unretirement' might be your best retirement strategy (Reuters)

Farrell wants you to invest in yourself. In his new book, “Unretirement” (Bloomsbury Press), he argues that developing skills that can help you earn income well past traditional retirement age offers a better return on investment than any financial instrument – and it can help transform the economy as it continues to heal from the… Read more 8/28/2014 - Why 'unretirement' might be your best retirement strategy (Reuters)

8/27/2014 - Retirees and 401(k)s: Big money, big decisions (USA Today)

For many, it will be the biggest chunk of money they will ever see, and that makes the consequences of doing the wrong thing huge. Read the full article at USA Today.

8/26/2014 - This app wants to invest your 'spare change' so you'll actually be able to retire (The Verge)

A new app being released to the public today, Acorns, can’t solve my problem with physical coins, but it does the equivalent with every digital dollar I spend. The app links to any credit or debit card and automatically rounds up purchases to the nearest full dollar, investing the rounded-up cents into a portfolio of… Read more 8/26/2014 - This app wants to invest your 'spare change' so you'll actually be able to retire (The Verge)

8/26/2014 - Most parents worry that college costs will hurt retirement savings: study (Chicago Tribune)

Nearly two-thirds of parents with children ages 15 to 17 worry that college costs will jeopardize their ability to save for retirement, a new study shows. Read the full article at the Chicago Tribune.

8/21/2014 - Workers Spend More Time Researching Cars Than Checking Out 401(k) Options (Money)

Investors understand that retirement plans are important. But judging by time spent, 401(k)s are don’t rate nearly as high as a new SUV. Read the full article at Money.