Articles in Retirement
Countdown to Retirement: Pay Off the Mortgage?
4/8/2013, 8:08 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, Retirement
Retiring your home loan makes sense if your stomach churns at
the idea of making payments into old age, or you aren't confident
that you can get a return on your money that beats your... Read >>
When Your Parents Need Financial Help
4/4/2013, 9:06 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, Retirement
As parents and children age, the familiar family roles often
switch. And for some adult children that can mean helping elderly
parents financially. See Also: Do Your Parents Need Help Managing... Read >>
10 Things You Must Know About Traditional IRAs
4/1/2013, 8:07 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, Retirement
10 Things You Must Know About Traditional IRAs The traditional IRA is one of the best options in the
retirement-savings toolbox. You can open a traditional IRA at a
bank or a brokerage, and... Read >>
Shop Prices for Health Care on the Web
3/29/2013, 11:25 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, Retirement
You've probably shopped online and checked the Web when buying
everything from cars to even water filters. How about going to the
Internet to find the best deals on medical care? See Also: FAQs... Read >>
How Accurate is Your Retirement Model?
3/27/2013, 2:00 am from Financial Planning Association in Personal Finance, Retirement
I recently had the opportunity to revisit retirement modeling
software. As one of my jobs, I teach a economics course, and one of
the things I tell my students and financial advising clients... Read >>
Weekly Review: Sequester, Tails You Lose, Heads You Lose
3/1/2013, 7:43 am from Steven Hansen in Investing, Economy, Retirement
Co-authored this week with John Lounsbury CBO [Congressional Budget Office] requests appropriations of $45.7 million for fiscal year 2014. That amount represents an increase of $1.6... Read >>
Real Assets a Better Tip than TIPS
2/12/2013, 11:16 am from Mike Underhill in Investing, Mutual Funds, Investing Ideas, Retirement
Even though the S&P 500 was up 16 percent and 2012 delivered some of the best equity returns in more than a decade, investors remain skittish about stock-based mutual funds. Morningstar... Read >>
Contribution Limits, Some Good News for Savers in 2013
1/2/2013, 2:00 am from Financial Planning Association in Personal Finance, Retirement
by FPA member, Jeanne Gibson Sullivan, CFP®
Last Updated: December 17, 2012 Contribution limits are rising in 2013 for retirement plans.
The cost of living index met... Read >>
Retirement Fire Drill
11/14/2012, 2:00 am from Financial Planning Association in Personal Finance, Retirement
If you spend a good portion of your day in a building like an
office or a school, chances are good that you've participated in a
fire drill. Those faux escapes give everyone a chance to... Read >>
Decisions, Decisions
10/10/2012, 2:00 am from Financial Planning Association in Personal Finance, Retirement
Imagine for a moment that you are one of the few lucky people in
America still coveredby a defined benefit pension plan. Now imagine
that you've reached the ripeold age of 62 and you're... Read >>