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4/9/2015 - Why You Will Need Less Money Than You Think for Retirement

by on April 9, 2015 3:19 pm
Conventional wisdom says you need retirement income equal to 80% of your final salary. But there is a decent chance you could happily retire with far less. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.
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4/8/2015 - 1 in 3 Older Workers Likely to be Poor or Near Poor in Retirement (Money)

by on April 8, 2015 9:51 pm
A third of U.S. workers nearing retirement are destined to live in or near poverty after leaving their jobs, new research shows. One underlying cause: a sharp decline in employer-sponsored retirement plans over the past 15 years. Just 53% of workers aged 25-64 had access to an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan in 2011, down from… Read more 4/8/2015 - 1 in 3 Older Workers Likely to be Poor or Near Poor in Retirement (Money)
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4/7/2015 - Modern-Day 401(k) plan emerging (BenefitsPro)

by on April 8, 2015 9:10 pm
The defined contribution plan is evolving globally, as companies increasingly move toward a hybrid of DC and some of the elements of defined benefit plans. So say the results of the Vanguard survey, “Global Trends in DB and DC Plans,” which also found that DC plans are emerging as the predominant retirement plan structure not… Read more 4/7/2015 - Modern-Day 401(k) plan emerging (BenefitsPro)
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4/8/2015 - The Move To Make Colleges More Age-Friendly

by on April 8, 2015 3:22 pm
In February, I took America’s colleges to task for failing to serve America’s midlife population, by and large. Now I’m back to report that Encore.org, the nonprofit geared to second acts for the greater good, is making strides that just might steer colleges to become more age-friendly. Read the full article at Forbes.
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4/6/2015 - Survey: Saving for retirement is not a priority for many (Benefits Pro)

by on April 7, 2015 9:17 pm
A full 45 percent of non-retired Americans are not saving for retirement, according to a study by financial services firm Edward Jones. The study, based on interviews with 1,009 Americans both retired and non-retired, further found that 8 percent said they had no intention to save for retirement at all at any point in their… Read more 4/6/2015 - Survey: Saving for retirement is not a priority for many (Benefits Pro)
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4/7/2015 - Living at home with dementia

by on April 7, 2015 3:13 pm
More than 525,000 people with dementia in the UK are living at home, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned. The estimated figure, provided by the Alzheimer’s Society, represents a significant proportion of the 850,000 people thought to be living with the condition overall. Read the full article at BBC News.
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4/6/2015 - Is Cash-Free Really The Way to Be? Maybe Not for Millennials (NPR)

by on April 6, 2015 6:04 pm
Smartphones have new, seamless ways to purchase stuff lightning fast, with just a tap. With these new digital technologies available for mobile payment, many young people are ditching cash and plastic altogether.But is traditional payment dead? According to Doug Conover, an analyst with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, not exactly. The Federal Reserve… Read more 4/6/2015 - Is Cash-Free Really The Way to Be? Maybe Not for Millennials (NPR)
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4/5/2015 - Investigating alternative approaches to 401(k) plans (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

by on April 5, 2015 6:39 pm
A number like $6.7 trillion is hard to ignore. That’s how much people have in retirement savings accounts and other defined contribution plans, according to the Investment Company Institute, an investment industry group.Hedge and private equity funds and other alternative investments have yet to claim much turf in the growing market, but that could change. Shifting… Read more 4/5/2015 - Investigating alternative approaches to 401(k) plans (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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4/3/2015 - Look who's retiring later (CNBC)

by on April 3, 2015 6:00 pm
Getting ready to retire? Hold that thought. Two-thirds of Americans have experienced a financial disruption that affected their financial behavior in some way, according to a newly released data by TD Ameritrade. And of that group, roughly half expect to delay or forgo retirement as a result of the disruption. The 34 percent who plan to put off… Read more 4/3/2015 - Look who's retiring later (CNBC)
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4/3/2015 - The Biggest Hit to Your Retirement Savings: Living Too Long

by on April 3, 2015 5:46 pm
If you have a decent-sized nest egg for retirement, or are on your way to amassing one, your retirement worries are only half solved. You still have to figure out how to make your money last as long as you do. That could be a complicated process even if you knew how long you were… Read more 4/3/2015 - The Biggest Hit to Your Retirement Savings: Living Too Long