hile most of us are working to ensure we’re financially ready for retirement, one thing that occasionally gets overlooked in retirement planning is how we’re going to manage our health. There’s no point being comfortable financially if we’re not well enough to enjoy it! There are three core components to staying healthy as you get …
he many differences between men and women are evident even when it comes to retirement. Women, with longer life expectancies and lower average salaries, are much more concerned than men about whether they will be able to save enough money to have the kind of retirement they want, studies show. But those concerns are not necessarily …
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The following is a guest post, courtesy of Steve Repak, CFP®, author of ‘6 Week Money Challenge For Your Personal Finances.’ If you feel that your finances are on life support and you have little hope of the situation improving, I want to you to provide you with a little ray of sunshine by showing …
Author Steve Repak is a Certified Financial Planner ® (CFP) professional, army veteran, financial literacy speaker, and author. His inspiring financial literacy presentations and one-on-one financial coaching have helped many people turn their finances around. Steve has been a frequent guest on Fox and Friends, Fox Business, The 700 Club, and CNN Headline News. He …
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Written by Robert L. Dilenschneider, founder and Chairman of The Dilenschneider Group, a global public relations and communications consulting firm headquartered in New York City, 50 Plus!: Critical Career Decisions for the Rest of Your Life, aims to be a blueprint for older workers looking to change careers, launch a new business or bring their expertise to …
ll of us know that women tend to outlive men. A compilation of life expectancy lists – from the World Health Organization, the United Nations, the Global Burden of Disease Study and the CIA – on Wikipedia show the age breakdowns for what I assume is every, or nearly every, country. While there may be one or …
Understanding your Social Security benefits is a Savvy use of your time. The Social Security Administration website can be a useful tool as you prepare for retirement. Beyond that, it can also serve as a useful tool during the period you spend in retirement. Previously, the Social Security Administration mailed paper statements to most worker …
Over a year ago, I published my first book, RENDEZVOUS WITH RETIREMENT. The subtitle of the book, A Guide to Getting Fiscally Fit, informs readers of the book’s intent. I lay out a practical, proven method for achieving fiscal fitness and preparing for a financially secure retirement. Like a lot of people, a separation and subsequent …
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Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting contribution limits for pension plans and other retirement-related items for the 2014 tax year. Some pension limitations such as those governing 401(k) plans and IRAs will remain unchanged because the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) did not meet the statutory thresholds for their …
