Retirement Planning

How To Never Run Out Of Money And Still Enjoy Life
Retirement Planning

How To Never Run Out Of Money And Still Enjoy Life

Jeff Yeager | March 23, 2017

Comedian Henny Youngman used to tell a story about meeting with his advisers to discuss his finances and retirement prospects.…

Power Up Your 401(k)
Retirement Accounts

Power Up Your 401(k)

Ric Lager | March 6, 2017

3 Moneymaking Tricks and 3 Traps to Avoid If you are among the 90 million Americans who invest in a…

Answers To Your Social Security Questions
Social Security

Answers To Your Social Security Questions

Laurence J. Kotlikoff, PhD | March 3, 2017

You’re not supposed to have to worry about Social Security. It’s supposed to provide the simple, reliable and predictable portion…

A Medical Annuity Can Offer A Lifeline
Retirement Planning

A Medical Annuity Can Offer A Lifeline

Stan Haithcock | February 21, 2017

If you and/or family members are worried that the enormous medical costs of a major long-term illness will drain family…

7 Fun Jobs For Retirees
Retirement Living

7 Fun Jobs For Retirees

Nancy Collamer | February 3, 2017

You may have retired, but you still can get a job—and have fun doing that job! Here are seven options……

Expand Your 401(k) Options
Retirement Planning

Expand Your 401(k) Options

Ric Lager | September 6, 2016

Do you ever wish you had more investment options in your 401(k) retirement plan? More than 40% of employers now…

Retirement Income for Life
Retirement Planning

Retirement Income for Life

Michael ­Finke, PhD, CFP | July 6, 2016

Here’s a New Way to Get It Do you think you’ll live past 85? If so, there’s a surprisingly attractive type…

The Classic 4% Rule Can Ruin Your Retirement
Retirement Planning

The Classic 4% Rule Can Ruin Your Retirement

Michael ­Finke, PhD, CFP | May 23, 2016

There’s a simple old rule to help make sure you don’t run out of money in your retirement years—withdraw 4%…

The Lump-Sum Investing Mistake
Retirement Living

The Lump-Sum Investing Mistake

Michael E. Kitces, CFP | May 3, 2016

Dollar-cost averaging is a popular strategy to avoid plopping a big lump sum into the stock market only to see…

Surprise! Retirement Costs Less Than You Think
Retirement Planning

Surprise! Retirement Costs Less Than You Think

Michael ­Finke, PhD, CFP | April 27, 2016

It’s easy to wildly miscalculate how much money you’ll need in retirement—even if you are already retired. And that can…

Retirement-Planning Calculators
Retirement Planning

Retirement-Planning Calculators

Walter Updegrave | April 27, 2016

Online retirement-planning calculators ask you a variety of financial, lifestyle and health questions, then estimate how much you might need…

Financial Help for Seniors
Retirement Living

Financial Help for Seniors

Jim Miller | April 25, 2016

Retirement is not “golden” for all seniors. More than 25 million Americans age 60 and older are living with limited…

Surprise! Retirement Is Good for Your Health
Retirement Living

Surprise! Retirement Is Good for Your Health

Jamison Starbuck, ND | March 23, 2016

For years, we’ve heard dismal statistics about retirement and health. Keep working as long as you can, we’re told, because…

How to Locate Financial Assistance for Elderly People
Retirement Planning

How to Locate Financial Assistance for Elderly People

Jim Miller | March 3, 2016

Retirement is not “golden” for all seniors. More than 25 million Americans age 60 and older are economically insecure, living…

Getting Around When You No Longer Drive
Retirement Living

Getting Around When You No Longer Drive

Jim Miller | February 23, 2016

Have you thought about what would happen if you or someone close to you could no longer drive? What now…