Retirement

A New Year’s resolution is a promise to yourself to do something good in the year ahead. If you are over 65 and retiring or losing your job in the near future, here is one resolution you must make. Resolve to enroll in Medicare Part B, medical insurance. I sense there are some skeptics out

You aren’t alone if you are missing some retirement account assets. Sadly, many have forgotten old 401(k)s or other retirement plan assets. According to Capitalize, a company specializing in 401(k) rollovers, a shocking 20% of all 401(k) assets in the US were in forgotten accounts at the end of 2021. The days of working for

Let’s say you just had your 50th birthday party. Can you still retire a millionaire? Retiring a millionaire is quite simple, but it’s not easy. Otherwise, we’d see millions more people reaching financial freedom. Here is the basic math to achieve millionaire status – to help you see what you need to do daily, monthly,

Defined benefit (DB) pensions are having a moment. Following IBM’s IBM recent announcement that the company will resume offering a pension plan to its employees, there is much speculation that other companies will follow suit. On the public sector side, the town council in Trumbull, Connecticut, earlier this month unanimously voted to resume offering pensions

Fund retirement accounts. Give to charity. Harvest losses. Get energy efficient. Here are some strategies to shrink your taxes for 2023–and beyond. By Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff With only a couple of weeks until the end of the tax year, your options for making a big dent in your 2023 tax bill are limited.

The retirement planning industry is going through a quiet revolution that could be easy for you to miss. After all, a quick scan of today’s headlines paints a grim picture for America’s retirees—bear markets, rising inflation, lack of savings, a looming recession. Well, I’m feeling a little uncomfortable now, are you? It’s true that conditions

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As we move into 2024, it is clear that the market and the world in general is changing quickly. The ability to adapt and to change with the times is a necessity. How does that happen in the investing world? Doing very careful research into stocks,

For most people thinking about retirement, either at home or overseas, budget is a key factor. In my more than 30 years of traversing the globe scouting out retirement havens I’ve found hundreds of places that are friendly on the pocketbook but don’t tick all the other boxes on my checklist… factors like safety, quality

There is a seemingly endless debate about whether Americans have sufficient savings for retirement (see here and here). The answer is that many do. But tens of millions do not. Overall retirement assets have grown enormously in recent years— to $36 trillion, despite a terrible stock market in 2022. But looking at total retirement plan

It’s that time of year when online shopping increases as families buy their holiday gifts online. Shipping of items ordered usually goes smoothly but sometimes glitches happen. That’s exactly what scammers know and try to use to their advantage. Some of our aging parents may not be on the lookout for fake messages sent to