Planning for retirement. We spend most of our working career preparing for it, saving for it, covering every contingency. When you finally wave goodbye to the company, you’re ready for all that planning to take over. But does your planning take into account the taxes you’ll have to pay...
For adults, planning for retirement is a life-long pursuit. We have dreams of a wonderful lifestyle after saying goodbye to our careers. We never expect to be dependent on our kids, or the government or anyone else. This is what we’ve worked for. Unfortunately, almost half of retirees discover...
Social Security, although originally intended to be a supplement to Americans’ retirement income, has become a major source for many. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that half of senior citizens get 50% of their income from Social Security and that 1 in 4 seniors receive 90%...
It used to be that retirees who worked part-time did so because they had to—the widow who didn’t have enough money after her husband died or the couple whose only retirement income was Social Security.
There’s a new category of retirees working part-time. They’re the ones who want to work,...
The definition of retirement is changing. Baby Boomers are figuring out that retiring doesn’t mean sitting down and doing nothing. Now and going forward, retirement is about changing gears and pursuing ideas and passions you’ve not had time for.
Sometimes changing gears means continuing to work, to give back from...
Remember that sage financial warning, “It’s not how much you make. It’s how much you keep.” Truer words were never spoken when it comes to retirement income. And taxes, federal and state, are one of the biggest determinants in just how much retirees have to live on.
Here are some...
Social Security is an important part of almost every retirement plan, whether you’ve saved enough or not. That’s why it’s important to know as much about your Social Security situation as possible. And you don’t want to wait until you’re about to retire to gather the facts and take...