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| 7:34 PM 6/27/2008
Who is making it? Who is not? We've concocted retirement scorecards for some showcase retirees in entertainment, politics and sports. See the full list here.Loser: Daniel (Dan) Irvin Rather, Jr. Former occupation/notable position held: Anchor, CBS Evening NewsActivities during retirement: HDNet...
| 7:17 PM 6/27/2008
Who is making it? Who is not? We've concocted retirement scorecards for some showcase retirees in entertainment, politics and sports. See the full list here.Loser: Ed McMahon Former occupation/notable position held: The Tonight Show, longtime Johnny Carson sidekick.Activities during retirement: TV...
| 5:00 PM 6/27/2008
You might think that the rich and famous never have to think about life the way the rest of us do, and certainly planning for retirement may seem like the least of their worries. But just because a person has a name up in lights doesn't mean that he or she is any better at figuring out the tricky...
| 4:29 PM 6/27/2008
Who is making it? Who is not? We've concocted retirement scorecards for some showcase retirees in entertainment, politics and sports. See the full list here.Winner: Jack Welch Former occupation/notable position held: Chairman and CEO,GE (1981-2001)Activities during retirement: BusinessWeek...
| 4:25 PM 6/27/2008
Who is making it? Who is not? We've concocted retirements scorecard for some showcase retirees in entertainment, politics and sports. See the full list here.
Loser: Roger "Rocket" ClemensFormer occupation/notable position held: Major League PitcherActivities during retirement: Testifying before...
| 4:00 PM 6/27/2008
Who is making it? Who is not? We've concocted retirement scorecards for some showcase retirees in entertainment, politics and sports. See the full list here.
Winner: James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr.Former occupation/notable position held: 39th President, United States of AmericaActivities during...
| 5:30 PM 5/15/2008
Financial giant TD Waterhouse is out with its first-ever survey examining Canadians' satisfaction in retirement. Bottom lines: (1) unexpected, tough adjustments to life after work; and (2) widespread realization that money provides the means to, not the ends of a happy retirement.
Among the...
| 6:30 PM 5/2/2008
I love Norm Brodsky's long-running "Street Smarts" column in Inc. It got even better for me a couple of years ago, when he turned it into a diary chronicling the sale of his business. Having sold one myself, I couldn't wait to see what was in store.
Brodsky didn't disappoint. The ups, the downs....
| 12:30 PM 4/23/2008
I was sad to learn Jonathan Clements was leaving The Wall Street Journal, not to write at another media outlet, but to work at Citigroup. (Though I was far from shocked; the Murdoch-era editorial cleansing rages on, just today claiming top editor Marcus Brauchli.) Make that, I'm happy Clements is...
| 2:00 PM 4/7/2008
MSNBC recently posted some good advice for engaged couples about transitioning to a new financial life together. It has good tips on how and when to initiate a discussion about money, on budgeting, understanding one another's spending and saving patterns, setting goals and on getting outside...