Approximately 10,000 baby boomers are retiring every day – and many may find that saving for retirement was actually the easy part, while the real challenge will be making sure that their nest eggs last as long as they do. Today’s article highlights one financial tool that may be of assistance to retirees who want to avoid running out of…
A new “unretirement” life stage. A “cyclical” (rather than linear) lifeline. Much of what we pay for today (including auto insurance) being free. New “healthopia” communities for affluent boomers. These are some of the predictions so-called “futurists” are making in regards to the personal finances of Americans over age 50 over the next five and 10 years – as well…
Will they or won’t they…destroy the stock market? One theory making the rounds in the investment world is that, as a result of a combination of a mass movement from stocks to bonds and taking required minimum distributions, baby boomers will be huge stock sellers in the coming years, with devastating implications for the stock market. But how likely is…
The statistics outlined in today’s article regarding baby boomers and retirement aren’t all disconcerting, but most of them are (90% to be exact!). Nonetheless, the author believes these are facts that boomers planning on retiring in the not-so-distant future need to be aware of. What “pretty scary” amount does the average boomer have saved for retirement? What percentage of 65-year-olds…
“Over the next several decades, baby boomers – the wealthiest and one-time largest generation in U.S. history – will pass down an estimated $30 trillion in assets to their children and grandchildren,” notes the author of today’s article which looks at the considerations this so-called “great wealth transfer” creates for boomers, their heirs and the financial industry itself. The first…
Senior citizens are leaving millennials in the dust – at least when it comes to the returns on their portfolios. Today’s article highlights data from TD Ameritrade which shows that, while “there is a high overlap between the top 10 holdings of the millennial generation, Generation X, baby boomers and senior citizens…there’s also enough divergence that the gains of seniors…
“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…
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…
“Newsflash to Baby Boomers: the roadmap for retirement has changed and you have to change with it.” The author of today’s article cautions that there is a “significant shift happening in retirement planning because of new technology that can deliver similar or better service…at lower cost… [and that] Baby Boomers are most at risk of missing the boat on this…
“Most baby boomers do not have much in common with professional athletes on the playing field, but when it comes to financial planning, they might consider thinking like one.” Today’s article outlines two key ways in which baby boomers might be wise to think like athletes when it comes to their retirement savings. What can baby boomers learn from athletes…