Retirement Planning
Fees Continue to Impact Retirement Assets
Advice from the American Savings Education Council on how to assess 401(k) fees including investment, plan administration and individual service fees. The Department of Labor notes that reducing investment fees from 1.5% to 0.5% can increase account balance at retirement by 39%.
How To Hire (And When To Fire) A Caregiver
Kristine Kevorkian, an expert on aging and end-of-life care, discusses ways you can protect your loved ones when hiring an in-home caregiver. Includes links to numerous helpful articles from the Nextavenue web site.
Five Ways To Save Your 401(k)–And Your Retirement
Five tips for making choices now that ensure adequate retirement income from your 401(k), from the Employee Benefits Research Institute policy forum in Washington, D.C.
Baby Boomers Redefine Retirement
A new study shows baby boomers with $250,000+ in investible assets have dramatically different retirement goals than previous generations.
Five Rules for Inherited IRAs
Five tips from Deborah Jacobs, author of Estate Planning Smarts, on how to best manage an inherited IRA, including steps to take now to ensure that beneficiary information is set up for maximum flexibility.
Are Your Parents Prepared For Retirement?
Advice on how to start the conversation with your parents about planning for their retirement and end of life.
What Is the Best Age to Start Collecting Social Security?
A column from MintLife’s Matthew Amster-Burton on when to start collecting social security. In a nutshell, “patience, grasshopper.”
Retirement Planning Resources for Women
Straightforward advice from Jim Miller of SaavySenior.org for a 58-year-old divorced woman on retirement planning.
401k Participants Who Use In-Plan Advice Have More Positive Retirement Outlooks
The 2012 Mercer Workplace Survey shows the small but growing portion of employees who use advisory services to manage their 401k plans are more positive about their retirement outlook.
Top 10 Ways to Stop Elder Financial Scams
Ten key pieces of advice from the new Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards’ guide to financial self-defense for seniors.
