PlanningForRetirement
It Doesn't Pay to Be Too Optimistic About Your Finances
12:15PM 9/21/2011
When it comes to managing financial matters, you can't go wrong by hoping for the best but planning for the worst. In other words, underpromise and overdeliver. What does that look like in real life? Read on for some figures and calculations that point the way towards prudent retirement planning.
Don't Let a Lifetime of Saving Be Ruined by Bad Planning
12:15PM 9/08/2011

Even if you've saved enough to live comfortably, the golden years don't buy you a reprieve from money worries. In fact, being retired can make you even more vulnerable to fiscal strife, if you're not prepared. Consider Tom Binns, who retired after a lifetime of savings, only to find that financial responsibilities didn't end with his 9-to-5.
Market Volatility: What Investors Should Do Now
10:30PM 8/20/2011

After last week's latest nauseating bout of volatility, here are several thoughtful strategies to help get the average investor through the storm.
Top Tips for Empty Nesters to Protect Their Nest Eggs
11:00AM 6/08/2011

With graduation season upon us, a new batch of parents are about to become empty nesters, and there are host of hidden costs can sneak up on them. So we've asked some personal financial advisers for their best advice on protecting your nest egg after the children are grown and gone.
Retirement Planning, Decade by Decade
9:30AM 4/22/2011
Retirement planning is no slam-dunk. To make sure you retire in comfort, you have to start saving early and often. You need to pay attention to your money and not be distracted by the stresses and strains -- or the joys -- of day-to-day life. In the long run, you'll thank yourself for keeping one...
Prepare now for ultimate retirement living
12:00PM 11/22/2009
When it comes to retirement living, take your cue from the Boy Scout handbook. Be prepared, and you could truly enjoy your golden years; don't prepare, and you're headed for the dark side of retirement living. It's a choice that 58 million people will be facing by next year, when 20% of the...
My road to financial freedom has been a bumpy one...to say the least. I'm learning that I have to think about today and tomorrow at the same time. It's not easy and at times I think I have a lot of time to plan for retirement so I just blow it off.The ups about working in education is the MANDATORY...
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