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…
“In many ways young millionaires are even more conservative than their boomer counterparts,” states today’s article which examines trends in the money management strategies employed by millionaires under 40, as identified in a recent report by Capgemini Consulting. One such strategy? Millionaires under 40 are more likely to hold onto cash than their older counterparts, although their reasons for doing…
How would a Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump (or Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson) win in November impact a current retiree or soon-to-be retiree? Today’s two-part article provides a retirement-focused overview of the candidates’ positions on Social Security, as well as Medicare and Medicaid. For the candidates’ stated positions on raising the retirement age and protecting Social Security, CLICK HERE to read…
The good news? The length of time the average 65-year-old can expect to continue living is at an all-time high (20 years) and continues to rise. The downside? Having to ensure that one’s nest egg will last this longer period of time. One step towards success in this regard is investing in stocks that are well-positioned for long-term profit growth,…
Are you in need of some financial therapy? Acknowledging the existence of an entire financial therapy industry (including a professional association of financial therapists and an academic journal dedicated to the subject), the author of today’s article emphasizes the need for every investor to factor the personal and subjective aspects of investing into their plan for success in the markets.…
With all the complicated and interconnected questions that individuals nearing retirement must contend with, is it possible that software could provide more individually tailored and holistic answers to these questions (and in a more cost-effective manner) than an adviser? Today’s article outlines how Matt Fellowes, who recently resigned as Chief Innovation Officer at Morningstar Inc., is building a beta version…