Does A Credit Score Matter At Retirement? You bet! Your credit score at retirement is just as important to your financial well-being as it was during your working life. You put in the time and retirement is your reward for a job well done. Dictionaries define retirement as a stress-free time. The last thing you want [...]
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Want A Balanced, Secure Retirement?
Retirement Your Way Retirement is a life event; one of life’s stages. Retirement is not supposed to be an economic event; however, sometimes the financing of ones retirement turns the life event into an economic one. If you are close to retiring you may not have the time to save for retirement or the energy [...]
The Magic Formula For Retirement Money
How Will You Make Your Retirement Money Last? Financial planners may try to sell you on the idea that there really is a magic formula out there for making your retirement money last forever. They present all kinds of calculations and charts to you, hoping you will buy off on their ingenious solution to your money concerns. If you [...]
Your Retirement Without Money
Retirement Money Using Plan A You did all the right things with your money during your working years to save enough money for retirement. You maxed out your retirement plan contributions; took advantage of all tax-deferred investment opportunities; cut expenses to the bare minimum and lived well below your means. You then retired with complete [...]
Outlive Your Retirement Income In 3 Steps
Are You A Threat To Your Retirement Income? Stress free retirement begins with having enough money, plain and simple. The number one concern on the mind of people getting close to retirement is whether or not they will outlive their retirement income. If you have that same concern there are ways to change that; but [...]
Retirement Plans On Life Support
Watch Your Retirement Risks Retirement will bring with it new experiences but also new challenges. The biggest one will be the challenge of having enough money. Every retiree faces the challenge of turning their retirement assets into a reliable source of income. You only have two choices during retirement, financial survival or putting your retirement [...]
Retirement Taxes Aren’t Fair
Retirement Taxes Stink Even though you have paid taxes your entire adult life your attitude about tax payments change when you retire. You suddenly realize that on a fixed income every penny counts. Taxes become more of a worry in retirement than they were during your working years. While you were working you had cash-flow, [...]
Say Hello To Your Inheritance Taxes
Inheritance Taxes? I Don’t Have Any Inheritance Taxes! There are taxes and then there are inheritance taxes. Most individuals do not think that they will ever have to worry about inheritance tax issues because they do not make a lot of money, have few assets or are deep in debt. This is a financial fallacy [...]
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