It may be a nice place to visit, but do you want to live there (in retirement)? Today’s article provides some cautions and considerations for those wishing to join the ranks of retirees living abroad from Dan Prescher, the senior editor for retirement lifestyle magazine International Living. How long does Prescher advise spending on the ground in your foreign retirement…
For Social Security recipients looking to supplement their check with some defensive, low-risk divided stocks, today’s article identifies three such stocks to consider. Specifically, the author highlights three stocks representing companies that are expanding, whose products and services are in demand regardless of the state of broader economic conditions, and which are picks of the likes of Warren Buffett and…
When contemplating where you will live in retirement, have you considered a cruise ship? Should you? Today’s article argues that “depending on their home city and income level, retirees may find living aboard a cruise ship makes financial sense when compared to other retirement living options, especially in expensive locales” and cites a study finding that “when considered over a…
“Even if you were an incredibly well-informed investor and paid a great deal of attention, it’s very hard to succeed in this system.” This is the assessment of law professor William A. Birdthistle, who has penned a new book on the perceived failures of the United States’ do-it-yourself retirement system, specifically mutual funds and 401(k)s. To read what Birdthistle sees…
“In the quest to generate retirement income, retirees are often looking for new and innovative ways to put more money in their pockets,” acknowledges today’s article which attempts to help retirees in that regard by outlining “four life hacks for retirement income”. Which popular investments make dividend payments monthly as opposed to quarterly? What well-known companies have two dividend payments…
The United States is not #1 when it comes to retirement security – in fact it failed to even crack the top 10 on the recently released 2016 Natixis Global Retirement Index, which assessed and ranked 43 countries on the retirement security of their residents. Instead, the U.S. ranked “a middling No. 14, right after Luxembourg and several notches below…
While we frequently hear and read about how most Americans are not saving enough for retirement, those fortunate enough to have lots of money to sock away in retirement accounts may be facing a problem of their own. Today’s article examines the increasing number of “proposals to stunt the growth of outsized retirement accounts”, including those contained in President Obama’s…
“A good sign that people aren’t saving enough [for retirement] is if they run out of money once they’re retired. But that’s not happening,” points out today’s article which focuses on the finding that, despite the constant drumbeat of concern that Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement, wealth actually appears to increase for most retiree households over the course of…
While today’s article takes the position that stocks should still be a major part of the investment strategies of retirees, it acknowledges that “certain stocks work better in retirees’ portfolios than others.” As such, the three contributors each highlight one of their favorite stocks for retirement. To read more about these stocks – which include a real estate investment trust…
“Wall Street has done a remarkably thorough job of brainwashing investors into rolling their old 401(k) accounts into individual retirement accounts,” argues the author of today’s article which looks at why rollovers may be good business for financial services firms but a lousy choice for retirement investors. What does the author believe you should really be thinking when financial firms…