Deferring your Social Security benefits can yield a big gain
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If you're male, healthy, and married, you've got an investment opportunity few will discuss with you. Over the next 12 months the ``investment" could provide an effective return of 50 percent.
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Give your retirement savings a boost this year.
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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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You may have access to more money than you think -- just be careful.
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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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Have you checked your 401(k) fees? What looks like a small difference could have big consequences.
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Earn huge gains while risking less capital, if you dare.
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WASHINGTON -- Without a doubt, many employees who have access to a retirement plan at work contribute some money to it.
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WASHINGTON - Social Security benefits for nearly 50 million people will rise 2.3 percent starting in January, the smallest increase in four years. The typical retiree will face the challenge of using the additional $24 to cover higher costs for everything from gasoline and food to medical care.
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WASHINGTON - More than 47 million Americans receiving Social Security will get a 2.7 percent increase - an extra $25, on average - in their monthly checks next year, but much of the increase will be eaten up by higher Medicare premiums.    The Social Security Administration announced the cost-of-living adjustment Tuesday, and the increase will start showing up in checks in January...
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A one-time benefit means good times for investors.
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The Social Security system will take in more money annually than it pays out in benefits until 2020, two years later than earlier estimated, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday in a modest change unlikely to alter the growing political debate over the program.
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You can take money from an IRA to start a health savings account.
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If your on Social Security, expect fatter checks next year as benefits rise nearly $25 a month. The government today reports more than 47 million Americans will start seeing the increase in their January checks, but some say that money won`t go far.
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Target-date mutual funds can benefit your golden years.
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Within the next few weeks, workers  are likely to find a little something extra in their paychecks.  No, sorry ... it's not money. Those fat envelopes will be  stuffed with the paperwork that goes with new benefit plans.
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Payments to Social Security recipients and most federal retirees will increase 2.3 percent in January. It is the smallest cost-of-living adjustment since 2003, reflecting a lower rate of inflation.