Personal Finance: Retirement
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The average 401(k) balance hit a record high of $80,900 in the first quarter, according to Fidelity Investments.
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A rising population of working seniors will bring stronger economic growth if companies can retool to accommodate an older workforce, the Fiscal Times reports.
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Americans typically work at seven different companies during their career, and most of them have something to show for each stop—untouched 401(k)s that can come back to bite you.
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Retirees looking for a mortgage may find that even a pristine credit history and healthy retirement accounts are not enough.
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More than 70 percent of those responding to a recent survey by Merrill Lynch said that outliving their good health was more of a concern than outliving their money.
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Whether you'd really consider retiring to North Dakota or West Virginia, this unconventional list will at least get you thinking about what you really need from a retirement spot.
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Older Americans' need to work longer is being met by a host of websites that match them with jobs that fit their interests.
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The mutual fund industry thinks students should know where Madagascar is on a world map, how to solve a quadratic equation, and the difference between value and growth investing.
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When it comes to investing in 401(k)s, Americans just don't sense the urgency.
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A little known rule change is signaling just how meaningless the retirement vehicle has become.
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President Obama's proposal to slow Social Security spending by calculating cost-of-living increases differently has given conservatives and liberals something in common: they hate it.
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To retirees, the offers can sound like the answer to every money worry: convert tomorrow's pension checks into today's hard cash. NYT Reports.
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Long-term care insurance providers are hurting, and they are dreaming up new ways to share their pain with consumers. Here's how to cope.
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Thanks to Social Security's complex rules, many recipients find out how to maximize their benefits only after it's too late to change their elections.
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Amid speculation that the Defense of Marriage Act may be struck down, same-sex couples and their financial advisors are preparing for many possible changes in taxes and benefits.
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In your quest to quit before traditional retirement age, it's easy to overlook some hard facts. Here are six questions to ask before you cut ties with the working world.
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If you're concerned about affording your medical needs after you retire, start with an honest assessment of your current health-related costs.
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Although the downsizing trend has yet to materialize in national data for baby boomers, the predicted benefits may be too good to ignore.
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In a growing trend, Dairy Crest, one of Britain's top producers of dairy products, has transferred 20,000 pounds of cheddar cheese to its pension fund.
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Older Americans looking for financial guidance encounter professionals using a bewildering array of letters after their names.
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Policymakers and researchers are looking for low-cost ways to get people on the right financial track. The solutions may be simpler than we think.
The Suze Orman Show
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Money anxiety is at the heart of all the calls: a woman whose husband won't deal with money, a daughter stressed over her father's finances, and a son worried he pushed his parents into bankruptcy.
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Are you ignoring your money? How opening your eyes to what you have will change your financial future.
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Lorraine, who's 57, asks Suze if she can afford to take a $28,000 African safari and mountain gorilla excursion.