Retirement Plans

Is It A Terrible Idea To Own Shares In Your Company's Stock?

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

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By David K. Randall NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Buying stock that then falls sharply is painful, especially for investors who also ha...

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The Flawed Premise of 95 Percent of 401(k) Plans

Dan Solin | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: 401k Tips, 401k Plans, 401k Investments, 401k, 401k Advice, Retirement Plans, Retirement Savings, Video, Business News

I can find no credible data supporting the inclusion of actively managed funds in 401(k) plans or individual portfolios. Yet, these funds dominate the investment options in most plans.

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What You Need To Know About Your Retirement Plan

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Retirement Industry, 401k Fees, Retirement Plans, 401k Fee Disclosure, Retirement Planning Industry, Saving for Retirement, Retirement Planning, Reuters, Money News

* Providers ask for one-year transition * With two months left, firms fret By Jessica Toonkel ...

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Once Again, Academics Get an F When It Comes to Retirement Math

Jane White | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Public Sector Pensions, 401(K), Laurence Kotlikoff, Pay to Play, Alicia Munnell, Bernie Madoff, Pensions, Retirement, Retirement Plans, Money News

As an advocate for 401(k) participants, the only thing more frustrating for me than not being able to get Capitol Hill to make the plans walk and talk like pensions is tackling "innumeracy" on the part of academics who portray themselves as experts.

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One Of The Toughest Decisions About Retirement

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Planning for Retirement, Retirement Plans, Retirement, Fifty News

Let's say you have managed to stay married—or even remarried—by the time you hit middle age. Get ready for one more marital hurdle. The odds are y...

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This Is Mostly A Fantasy

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.10.2012

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For most Americans, retirement is more fantasy than reality. Just 14 percent of Americans say they are very confident in their ability to retire co...

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The Three Phases Of Retirement

www.chicagotribune.com | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Aging, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Travel, Retirement Plans, 3-Phases, Health Care, Retirement Planning, Fifty News

Everyone loves to read "The Best/Worst Places to Retire," but the choice of where to live in your non-working years is about more than just financial ...

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Retiring Next Year? Tips To Make The Most Of Your Money

money.usnews.com | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Social Security, Retirement, Retirement Tips, Nest Egg, Medicare, Retirement Plans, Retirement Planning, Financial Advice, 2012, Fifty News

In 2012, the oldest baby boomers will turn 66, an important age for Social Security eligibility. At 66, boomers can claim the full amount of Social Se...

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For Post50s, Aging Is The Next Frontier

The Huffington Post | Laura Paull | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Jobs, Baby Boomers, Aging, Retirement Plans, huffpost50, Retirement Planning, Retirement, Fifty News

On the first day of the first annual conference on "The Poetics of Aging" in San Francisco last week, I was chosen from a small audience to receive th...

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Pension Debate Sparks Statehouse Rallies In Rhode Island

AP | By DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Gina Raimondo, Lincoln Chafee, Saving for Retirement, Rhode Island Pension Debate, Retirement, Pension Debate, Pensions, Retirement Plans, Rhode Island, Retirement Planning, New England, Fifty News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's long-simmering pension fight reached a boiling point Wednesday as a business-backed group and public workers voiced...

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Why Boomers Are Giving Florida The Cold Shoulder

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Retirement Migration, Baby Boomers, Retirement, Boomers Retirement, Florida, Retirement Plans, Boomers, Florida Retirement, Retirement Planning, Fifty News

By Michael Connor Oct 7 (Reuters) - Florida just isn't what it used to be for retirees. Meet Patti Keagy, an American Baby Boomer, who is lo...

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So, How You Doin'? How Y'all Doin'?

Sandy Harris | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Retirement Plans, Retirement Savings, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Fifty News

No matter how much money you have, no matter if you are a doctor, lawyer, actor, or just everyday folk, one event that would require an extended period of time for recovery, can wipe out your funds.

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Why Some Women Are More Confident About Their Retirement Plans

DailyFinance | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Women-Retirement-Planning, Daily Finance, Women Retirement, Retirement Plans, Retirement, Women News

A new study of 1,000 Americans ages 50 to 70 finds that women face unique risks in retirement, but some are more confident than others about those cha...

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Dog Days Revised

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Money Magazine, Nest Egg, Retirement Planning, Retirement Plans, Nest Egg Planning, Retirement Advice, Retirement, Money Magazne Retirement, Business News

Money magazine, which for decades has been pushing stock investing as a means to a rich retirement filled with luxurious homes, exotic travel and maybe a second career as a vineyard owner, is changing its tune.

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Should You Put Retirement on Hold?

Jason Alderman | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Retirement Taxes, Financial Planner, IRA Withdrawals, Full Retirement Age, Early Retirement, Social Security Retirement, Retirement Planning, Retirement Plans, Retirement Savings, Business News

One indicator that our economy is still hurting is that more people are postponing retirement. If you're hoping to retire in the next few years, consider the following tips.

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The Retirement Savings Crapshoot: 5 Ways to Improve Your Odds

Richard Barrington | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Retirement Savings, Retirement Savings Plans, Retirement Saving Plan, Retirement Savings Tips, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Retirement Tips, Retirement Plans, Saving Retirement, Retirement Plan, Business News

There will always be some element of a gamble involved in retirement savings, but you do have the power to improve your odds considerably in the way you take that gamble.

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Proposal To Protect Retirees' Nest Eggs Becomes Latest Lobbying Flashpoint

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 08.14.2011

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NEW YORK -- Just before retiring from her job as a manager at Krispy Kreme in 2006, Jerri Young got a letter at her home in West Des Moines, Iowa, tel...

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Taxes and Divorce: Never Too Early To Think About Next Year

Curtis Harrison | Posted 07.23.2011

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If you're reeling a bit from filing tax returns a few weeks ago, that's certainly not an unusual feeling -- even for those of us who are lucky enough to get money back.

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Big Banks Want Bigger Piece Of $2.9 Trillion 401(k) Business

Bloomberg Businessweek | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: 401(K), JPMorgan Chase, Retirement Savings, Wall Street, Wells Fargo, Economic Crisis, Bank of America, Business News, Retirement Plans, Bank 401(K) Retirement, Business News

Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and Wells Fargo (WFC) are adding staff, creating easier-to-use technology, and competing on fees in an ef...

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401(k) Account Balances Back To Pre-Recession Levels

AP | DAVID PITT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recession-Proof, Volatility, Employees, Employee Benefit Research Institute, Investment Company Institute, Retirement, Retirement Plans, U.S. Stock Funds, Standard & Poor's, Bond Funds, Deductions, Ebri, Recession, Contributions, 401k Recession, Business News

DES MOINES, Iowa — Americans who were afraid to open their 401(k) statements during the recession are finding good news inside the envelope now:...

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Less Secure Retirements Lie Ahead

National Journal | RONALD BROWNSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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One big reason public employees are under siege in Wisconsin and other states is because they now enjoy more secure retirement benefits than most priv...

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A Novel Idea: Social Security for All

Saul Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Social Security alone is not enough to provide a stable, poverty-free retirement for many Americans.

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Eat, Pray, Love and the Economic Crisis

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Liz Gilbert said of Italy, "In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, only artistic excellence is incorruptible." I have pondered her insight for weeks. I keep asking myself the essential question. Is the US headed the way of Italy?

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America's Failed 401(k) Experiment

Lee A. Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 401(K), Retirees, Social Security, Bailout, National Institute on Retirement Security, John Boehner, 401k, Retirement, Pensions, Retirement Plans, Boomers, Great Depression, Politics News

While the unfunded pension liabilities in many public retirement funds have received an inordinate amount of attention, the larger retirement deficit ...

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Age: 66, Jobs: 2, Plan to Quit/Retire? Never

Haggai Carmon | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lifestyle, Thrillers, Books, Retirement, Writing, Crime Thrillers, Writer, Retirement Plans, Intelligence Thrillers, Healthy Living News

At the age of 66, I now have two jobs. I'm a trial lawyer, mostly for the U.S. government's civil litigation cases in Israel, and a writer of intelligence.

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