Browsing: Retirement

It used to be that the worst fears about aging were getting cancer. Now, the worst fear is developing dementia. Unlike cancer, for which we do…

By Erin Flynn Jay, Next Avenue Liz Elting was a 26-year-old graduate student in 1992 when she cofounded a business in her dorm room, a language-translation…

BlackRock BLK CEO Larry Fink issued his Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors. Always a much-anticipated document, this year’s letter is titled “Time to rethink retirement.” Fink…

By Hanna Horvath, Next Avenue By the time most Americans enter retirement age, they want to be free from many financial burdens. But for a growing…

Financial planning is less about knowing what to do and more about doing what we know. Sure, there are a myriad of complexities littered throughout the…

Suppose you’ve saved for a few decades in your 401(k) plan and IRA and you’re approaching retirement. How do you know if you’ve saved enough money?…

In Part 1 of my response to Sen. Bernie Sanders and economist Teresa Ghilarducci, I explained why Sanders’ favorite and most compelling factoid – that nearly…

There is a right and wrong age when it comes to filing for Social Security benefits. The key to determining the right age for you is…

John Bogle once said index funds would never compromise more than half of the total mutual fund market. That was years ago. Morningstar MORN recently reported…

John Bogle once said index funds would never compromise more than half of the total mutual fund market. That was years ago. Morningstar MORN recently reported…