Category: Financial Landing 2014

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3/19/2014 - How Side Income Helps You in Retirement (U.S. News & World Report)

by on March 20, 2014 6:47 pm
Continuing to earn income is probably the last thing you want to do in retirement. But a freelance side business is a great way to spend time in retirement. There are many benefits of working in retirement, even if you don’t need the money: Read the full article at U.S. News & World Report.
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3/19/2014- Top 10 industries for retirement preparedness (BenefitsPro)

by on March 20, 2014 6:46 pm
Defined contribution plan sponsors in the Utilities industry are doing a better job of preparing their workers for retirement than other industries, according to an analysis by Judy Diamond Associates that examined national retirement preparedness by industry. Read the full article at BenefitsPro.
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3/18/2014 - Study: It pays to be healthy in retirement (USA Today)

by on March 20, 2014 6:45 pm
Just as most drivers think they’re better than average, most pre-retirees think they will be healthier than average when they retire – and that’s a belief that can hurt them, according to a study by Fidelity Investments. Read the full article at USA Today.
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3/15/2014 - Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap (New York Times)

by on March 17, 2014 9:32 pm
Fairfax County, Va., and McDowell County, W.Va., are separated by 350 miles, about a half-day’s drive. Traveling west from Fairfax County, the gated communities and bland architecture of military contractors give way to exurbs, then to farmland and eventually to McDowell’s coal mines and the forested slopes of the Appalachians. Perhaps the greatest distance between… Read more 3/15/2014 - Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap (New York Times)
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3/15/2014 - What the Social Security COLA means to seniors (USA Today)

by on March 17, 2014 9:31 pm
espite a narrow brush with a new reduction to Social Security benefits, seniors will not see the proposed move to a more conservative cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in 2014. President Barack Obama’s announcement on Feb. 2 that he was scrapping the earlier proposal preserves the status quo for seniors — for now. The grand budget… Read more 3/15/2014 - What the Social Security COLA means to seniors (USA Today)
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3/15/2014 - Retirement Roadblocks: Are They All in Your Head? (Morningstar)

by on March 17, 2014 9:28 pm
Economists, journalists, and financial-services companies love to pile on the subject of why most Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. But aside from the issue of not having enough disposable income to save, what if retirement saving is a behavioral issue? We can do all sorts of mental backflips to avoid saving money. Can we… Read more 3/15/2014 - Retirement Roadblocks: Are They All in Your Head? (Morningstar)
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3/12/2014 - For Some, Age Is No Obstacle to Entrepreneurship (New York Times)

by on March 13, 2014 10:09 pm
WHEN Marvin Gay, 71, a retired accountant, and his wife, Leslie, 61, decided to open a Painting With a Twist franchise in St. Petersburg, Fla., their start-up costs were close to $70,000. They are part of a growing cohort of retirees starting businesses. According to a study published by the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, about… Read more 3/12/2014 - For Some, Age Is No Obstacle to Entrepreneurship (New York Times)
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3/12/2014 - The Gray Jobs Enigma (New York Times)

by on March 13, 2014 10:06 pm
In her years as a probation officer north of Dallas, Patricia Lowell reckoned that she would work until age 65, confident that she could then retire halfway comfortably on her pension and Social Security. After retiring, she thought, she would pick up some extra spending money by working part-time retail jobs during the holiday season.… Read more 3/12/2014 - The Gray Jobs Enigma (New York Times)
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3/12/2014 - Why the U.S. gets no medals for retirement (MarketWatch)

by on March 13, 2014 10:01 pm
American exceptionalism — the concept that we’re qualitatively different from other nations — certainly doesn’t hold up in the area of retirement, according to two recent studies that compare the U.S. retirement system to those of other countries. Read the full article at MarketWatch.

3/07/2014 - An Aging Population Also Poses Opportunities for Retirement Careers (New York Times)

by on March 10, 2014 9:37 pm
A scent of sage hovers in the air. The soothing, ambient strands of New Age music fill the warm room. Carefully, the 80-year-old woman climbs aboard the heated massage table for her “rub down,” as she calls it. She has arrived at her regular appointment with Christine Henck, 62, a licensed massage therapist who runs… Read more 3/07/2014 - An Aging Population Also Poses Opportunities for Retirement Careers (New York Times)