A Retirement Crapshoot?
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Last week&#39;s disclosure by International Business Machines Corp. that it will close its traditional pension plans to new employees and give the new hires only a 401(k) plan is more than
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I am 46 years old and have been faithful in contributing the maximum to my IRAs each year, but I have not been so good at balancing my portfolio. I was heavily invested in stock mutual funds during the late '90s and it was a great ride. During the last three years, when the value of my portfolio plummeted, I ...
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Tens of thousands of Americans are discovering, as they approach retirement, that money they were promised is not forthcoming.
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When stock markets fall, one of the biggest triggers of panic for private investors is the thought that their retirement savings are being chipped away before their eyes.
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Have you been deferring your retirement savings for another day? Here's how to get back on track.
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It's COLA season, and if you're a federal retiree, how much your pension increases depends on which retirement system you're in.
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Q. I am unsure my retirement plans are on track. I am a 37-year-old divorced man, with no children. I am just shy of 20 years working with the state and I plan on remaining until retirement. Given my length of service, I anticipate receiving 80 percent of my salary, currently $54,500, as a pension. I will qualify for this ...
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Summer is often a time of transition. Many employees switch jobs during summer, and many often wonder: Should I let the money I've accumulated in my company retirement plan stay in the old plan?
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Got a minute? Then I've got a retirement plan for you.
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Maybe you're saving too much for retirement. You may also be eating too many vegetables, spending too much time with the kids, exercising too regularly and doing your job too diligently.
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If your retirement garden -- specifically your individual retirement account or IRA -- hasn't been growing fast enough to meet your future retirement needs, you might want to join a club of contrarians: those who have decided to take matters into their own hands. Literally.
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We can only hope that everyone takes good old Uncle Alan&#39;s words on retirement to heart. It&#39;s time to listen up, march into the human resources department on Monday and start putting another $20 or $40 a week aside for retirement.
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Conventional wisdom says not to pull money out of retirement accounts except for actual retirement. Most Americans have enough difficulty building up a nest egg, and cracking it prematurely could mean living on Social Security later.
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Surprise -- you may not be allowed to take advantage of a vital retirement tool.
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Are you overwhelmed by your retirement investing choices?
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Okay, you're sitting around dealing with Big Financial Questions. Where's the stock market going? Will your 401(k) be fat enough for you to retire on caviar rather than cat food? How are you going to pay your kids' college tuition? Forget all that small stuff. Your new Big Economic Challenge for...
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Don't waste too much time mulling over those retirement rules of thumb that seem to pop up everywhere. They've never been very useful, but changes in the way people live and work make them even less so.