Easy Steps to Revive Your 401(k) Retirement Account
Sunday, July 5th, 2009Easy 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, 2009Know 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, 2009If 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 [...]
Cut Back On These Extras And You’ll Save Big For Retirement
Friday, June 19th, 2009No one would argue with the idea that life should be enjoyed. Between outings with family and friends, vacations and other perks that make life more fun, it’s essential to both your mental and physical health to kick back and relax once in awhile. However, if all of this fun is coming in between you [...]
Three Ways to Maximize Your Retirement Savings Accounts
Monday, June 15th, 2009Riding the current investment markets to retirement can be a wild ride indeed. Those who are approaching that golden age of retirement may find themselves with a retirement pot with substantially less gold than they had first calculated. How can those near the end of their working careers make the most of their savings? [...]
Why You Should Learn About Your Money
Friday, June 12th, 2009I’m always amused by people who will spend a lot of time and effort becoming educated on topics such as the best type of big screen TV to buy, yet completely ignore their financial education and are surprised if their retirement savings don’t work out as they thought they should. Sometimes the excuse is [...]
Retirement Planning For Those Starting Over
Sunday, June 7th, 2009These 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 [...]
How to Mitigate Your Retirement Risks
Friday, June 5th, 2009We all work about 45 years to reach retirement. But when we stop working, we’re not separated from society nor are we near the time to meet the Grim Reaper (hopefully). So how do we make sure that the money we’ve saved so hard for retirement lasts us through ALL our retirement years? There [...]
Two Things That Can Heavily Affect Your Retirement Planning
Friday, June 5th, 2009America’s about to go broke. Well, that’s what many financial experts are proclaiming anyways. Thanks to the perfect storm of future inflation and the depleted funds of Social Security and Medicare, more people than ever are starting to break a little sweat when they think about the health of their retirement savings; some are even [...]
Wealthy Retirement Made Simple
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009So 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 [...]
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