Articles in Retirement

Social Security Loophole Closes
2/24/2011, 7:01 pm from Snider Advisors in Personal Finance, Retirement
You may have heard about a little-known option in Social
Security where you could repay your benefits and start over as if
you had never received any. This way, you would essentially... Read >>

The Investor's Curse Part II
2/17/2011, 11:26 am from Snider Advisors in Personal Finance, Retirement
As an investor, you need to be aware of the underlying biases
and human tendencies that can influence your behavior and cause you
to act irrationally. In a
recent Nasdaq article
, we... Read >>

Cash is Still King
2/9/2011, 9:30 am from Snider Advisors in Personal Finance, Retirement
Last week, I read an article that claimed ,
"Cash is Not King."
Nothing the author said was particularly controversial, but based
on the reader's comments, you would have thought... Read >>

The Investor's Curse
2/2/2011, 3:00 am from Snider Advisors in Personal Finance, Retirement
When it comes to investing, emotions and human nature often
influence our decisions, causing us to behave imprudently or
illogically. Why does this happen? Behavioral finance is the study
of... Read >>

Planning for Retirement in Today’s World
2/2/2011, 2:00 am from Financial Planning Association in Personal Finance, Retirement
Twenty and thirty years ago, the picture of retirement most
people had in mind was one where there was a finality to your
job, you'd move to where the weather was warm (if you weren't
... Read >>

That old 401(k) isn't going to take care of itself.
1/28/2011, 9:30 am from Snider Advisors in Personal Finance, Retirement
Whether you've changed jobs, experienced a job loss or retired,
it's important to make a smart decision regarding your old 401(k).
You should always roll out an old 401(k) to a Rollover IRA... Read >>

Three Simple Steps to Make Your Retirement a Reality
1/17/2011, 3:00 am from Snider Advisors in Personal Finance, Retirement
STEP 1 - Make a Plan
If you wanted to build a house, you wouldn't start with a pile
of bricks and tools and then try to figure out how to build your
home based on the materials lying in... Read >>

Know What Your Plan is with Social Security
1/12/2011, 2:00 am from Financial Planning Association in Personal Finance, Retirement
New rules, which took effect in December, for Social Security
withdrawals now make a solid retirement plan even more pertinent.
Without much fanfare, a little known Social Security rule
... Read >>

It Can Be Simple
1/3/2011, 10:05 am from Roger Nusbaum in Investing, Investing Ideas, ETFs, Retirement
All of the football this weekend afforded a lot of time to look at all sorts stats and explore various portfolio concepts. One idea was about simple, very simple, diversification. The chart... Read >>

Predictions Gone Awry? So What?
12/28/2010, 9:50 am from Roger Nusbaum in Personal Finance, Retirement, Investing Ideas
A few days ago Seeking Alpha ran a Q&A about 2011 that I participated in. There were really a lot of negative comments which surprised me in that after six years of doing this I've... Read >>