Below is a great check list for retirement planning that came my way courtesy of TIME magazine worth sharing as we take a second (or third) look at our retirement portfolio and wonder if it is on the right track to meet our retirement dreams.
Retirement Planning
Rethink — and Restore — Your Retirement Dreams
Get Serious About How [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Restore and Rethink Your Retirement Dreams by Reevaluating Your Retirement Portfolios
Friday, March 26, 2010
How Much Is Needed to Comfortably Retire? Plan Your Retirement Portfolio Strategy Now
Sunday, March 21, 2010
This mornings Wall Street Journal Sunday had a compelling yet alarming article ‘Do You Have Enough to Retire? Do the Math‘ that highlights the lack of a retirement portfolio strategy for many of the 80 million baby boomers.
“Just how much are you going to need in order to retire comfortably?” the article challenges each of us [...]
Retirement Portfolios Underfunded, Study Reveals — Time to Start Saving
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A recent study released by ratelines.com reveals that most Americans retirement portfolios are underfunded, resulting in many being unprepared for retirement. ”Of the 1,153 workers surveyed, 43% have less than $10,000 set aside in their savings accounts for retirement. Approximately 27% of the workforce have less than $1,000 saved. Both percentages have increased since 2009 reports.” Though the [...]
From Warren Buffett: Advice Helpful for an IRA Rollover
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Warren Buffett is our generation’s Benjamin Franklin, a humble billionaire full of great advice, quips and invaluable insights. While he never gives direct investment advice, one can gleen some helpful hints about investing in one’s IRA Rollover account.
To paraphrase Warren, most investors should “do as I say, not as I do.” The world’s greatest investor [...]
Resurrecting a Retirement Portfolio — Good Advice and A Warm Glass of Milk
Friday, March 12, 2010
Has your retirement portfolio – or lack there of- got you up at night? If so, consider reading an excellent round-up article by Jan Rosen of the New York Times ‘Now Is A Perfect Time to Reconstruct A Nest Egg‘ that provides an excellent primer on IRA investing. Even though many investors have been hit [...]
Watch Out For Unnecessary Fees In Your IRA
Friday, March 12, 2010
Despite the fact that money is not everything, we all want to reach retirement healthy and financially stable, highlighting the importance of maximizing one’s IRA . The last few years has definitely shaken that ideal at the core, making it a bit harder for one to believe they will retire as once imagined. This reality [...]
