Archives for October 2018

TheStreet.comIn Texas, Teachers See Savings Eroded by Bad Bets on Exotic StocksTheStreet.comFew people remember the exact events that led some 1.5 million Texas public-school teachers to invest a big more…

GQ MagazineA Field Guide to the Most Competitive House Races in AmericaGQ MagazineThe incumbent: House Foreign Affairs Committee chair and occasional Islamophobe sympathizer Ed Royce, who abruptly ann more…

TheStreet.com5 Invaluable Retirement Planning Tips for WomenTheStreet.comYour retirement plan needs to acknowledge that fact. For example, if you retire today with an income need of $70k per year, in more…

Wall Street JournalWhen Retirees Should Not Pay Off Their MortgagesWall Street Journal“It's absolutely imperative to run the numbers,” says Catherine Collinson, president of Transamerica Cente more…

Wall Street Journal (blog)The High Price People Pay for Retiring Earlier Than They ExpectWall Street Journal (blog)Retiring early can wreak havoc on a retirement plan. It gives you one less year to sa more…

Wall Street JournalRetirement Bills in Congress Could Alter 401(k) PlansWall Street Journal… plans and for workers to guarantee themselves an annual income after they retire. The efforts start with more…

Wall Street JournalFor Athletes, It's Double Trouble to Plan for RetirementWall Street JournalFor professional athletes like the Trues—and others whose primary careers are finite or sporadic—f more…

Wall Street JournalRetirement Will Be a Problem for Too ManyWall Street JournalMissing from “Time Bomb Looms for Aging America” (page one, June 23) about the sad financial condition of millions of more…

Wall Street JournalGrowth in Retiring Baby Boomers Strains US Entitlement ProgramsWall Street JournalThe surge of retiring baby boomers is reshaping the U.S. into a country with fewer workers to suppo more…

Wall Street Journal (blog)Let's Use Peer Pressure to Boost Retirement SavingsWall Street Journal (blog)What if we took this peer-influence technique to retirement-savings platforms, such as 401(k) more…

ForbesGet Your Finances On Track In Under 10 Minutes A DayForbesI confess I was until I read his new book on how to do it, From Here to Financial Happiness: Enrich Your LIfe in Just 77 Days. Now, I&#3 more…

Wall Street JournalJack Ma's Retirement Is a Sign Alibaba's Heyday May Have PassedWall Street JournalIn a way, Mr. Ma's retirement won't change much. His successor, Chief Executive Off more…

Wall Street JournalBehind on Retirement Savings? It's Not Too Late to Catch UpWall Street JournalFor parents who have become retirement-savings laggards, recent research by Boston College's Ce more…

Wall Street JournalFive Reasons You May Not Want to Retire in a Small TownWall Street Journal“I know that small towns are popular retirement destinations; my husband and I recently moved to one. But more…

Irish TimesMore than 80% worried about financial security in retirement – studyIrish TimesAlthough only 15 per cent of Irish people questioned feel confident now about their financial position in re more…

Retirement Pros Optimistic on Lifetime Income Disclosure DealBloomberg BNAOne such plan, the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, is included in the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 the Senat more…

Money MagazineI'm a 32-Year-Old Police Officer With Zero Debt. Here's My Plan to Retire in 10 YearsMoney MagazineThis video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser. Error Code: more…

Wall Street JournalRetirement Communities Lure Boomers With Eco-Friendly MessageWall Street JournalTennis, golf and an attractive clubhouse have long been staples in the universe of 55-plus communitie more…

WalesOnlineWales Fast Growth 50,2018: These are the fastest growing companies in WalesWalesOnlineAerFin drives cost savings and efficiencies in the supply chain of its customers by obtaining the major more…

Money MagazineA Growing Cult of Millennials Is Obsessed With Early Retirement. This 72-Year-Old Is Their Unlikely InspirationMoney MagazineThe 72-year-old coauthor of the 1992 bestseller Your Money or more…

CNBC$100 billion retirement risk: SEC issues new warning about IRA fraud and cryptocurrenciesCNBCIn addition to fraud, those considering a self-directed IRA need to be careful to ensure they don't more…

Money MagazineHow to Become Financially Independent and Retire Early in 10 Easy StepsMoney MagazineThe movement had been relatively confined to personal finance blogs and a Reddit group on financial i more…

TheStreet.comIRA vs. 401(k): How to Choose a Retirement PlanTheStreet.com401(k)'s and individual retirement accounts (IRA's) are the most widely used employer-sponsored retirement plans in the more…

TheStreet.comWhat Is a 403(b) Plan and How Do You Contribute?TheStreet.comIn that sense, 403(b)'s boast a handful of tax benefits, including being exempt from income-tax on contributions to your 4 more…

TheStreet.comHow to Prevent Debt From Destroying Your RetirementTheStreet.com… have in a savings, checking or brokerage account, Weeks said. These accounts are not taxed, and there are no other pena more…

Wall Street JournalIf You're Thinking of Retiring in San Miguel de AllendeWall Street JournalThe application process takes about four weeks, if initiated at a Mexican consulate in the U.S. We also more…

CBS NewsRetirement planning for middle-income workersCBS NewsDetermining whether to use retirement savings to enable maximizing Social Security benefits (if you retire before you start your Social Sec more…