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What Will You Do With Your Free Time In Retirement?

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Many people make plans for a lifetime on how to fund retirement, but do little to plan how they will spend those retirement years. It is just as important to have plans for your time as it is to have money for retirement years. Whether you started at the bottom of the ladder and worked [...]

Easy Steps to Revive Your 401(k) Retirement Account

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Easy Steps To Revive Your 401(k) Retirement Account It’s time for the good news first: in recent weeks, the stock market has soared considerably, which means that your 401(k) retirement account is looking forward to a bright future.  The bad news? The damage that the recession has done – and could potentially continue to do [...]

Setting Concrete Retirement Goals

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Know your ultimate financial goal for retirement and save until you get there.  That’s the basic advice that every investment advisor will tell you when you settle in to discuss your retirement savings – but how do you know what that final number should be?  Sure, you can guess at how much you’ll need to [...]

How To Avoid 401(K) Retirement Sticker Shock

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

If you haven’t already received your 401(k) retirement statement, get ready for a bombshell in your mailbox.  Thanks to the fluctuating markets – along with the growing threat of inflation – balances for your retirement savings could be at an all-time low.  For those on the verge of retirement, it’s time to learn ways to [...]

A Necessary Part Of Retirement: Estate Planning And Wills

Friday, June 12th, 2009

No one likes to talk about the possibility of death, especially when it comes to their own; however, if you want a happy and comfortable retirement, you’ll need to plan out your estate so you don’t leave your family behind with bad debts along with old memories.  If you think that you need to hire [...]

Retirement Planning For Those Starting Over

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

These days, it’s not uncommon to find that many baby boomers are coming into their first divorce, may have lost a business, or have found themselves mired deeply in dept.  These financial pitfalls are not just emotionally draining – they can have a devastating impact on your retirement savings if you don’t take the proper [...]

Wealthy Retirement Made Simple

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

So you want to retire a millionaire, but you’re not sure how you can make it happen (besides winning the lottery, of course)?  Despite popular belief, reaching your retirement age as a full-fledged millionaire can be quite simple – if you make your savings and investments work for you, that is! Read on for the [...]

Military Rewards

Friday, May 29th, 2009

The military retirement system is possibly the best deal that there is. And rightly so, as these brave men and women are committed to putting their lives on the line in the course of their work, in order to maintain our lifestyle and freedom. It is a lifestyle choice that they make at an early [...]

Want To Retire Early? Here’s What It Takes

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Remember those dreams about early retirement?  It can be easy to daydream another dreary 9-5 day with thoughts of sunny golf courses, exotic and undiscovered locations to travel to and more free time than you know what to do with.  Of course, most people brush off the thoughts of an early retirement as just fantasy, [...]

Avoid These Classic 401(k) Retirement Mistakes

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Of course, not contributing to your 401(k) retirement fund is undoubtedly the biggest blunder that you can make as you approach your retirement age, no matter how appealing it may seem.  Between the fluctuating market and overstretched budgets, cashing out your 401(k) retirement fund might start to look very tempting right about now.  Yet if [...]

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