Retirement
Where will your retirement money come from? If you’re like most people, qualified-retirement plans, Social Security, personal savings and investments are expected to play a role. Once you have estimated the amount of money you may need for retirement, a sound approach involves taking a close look at your potential retirement-income sources.
What You Need to Know About Social Security
Every so often, you'll hear about Social Security benefits running out. But is there truth to the fears, or is it all hype?
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Retirement Plan Detectives
Watch this fun video for tips on how to search for missing money.
Tips for Improving Your Financial Health into Retirement
Here are ten key steps to help improve your financial health and make the most of your retirement years.
Top 5 Things to Tell Your Financial Pro
Here are the top 5 things your team may want to hear.
How Retirement Spending Changes With Time
It can be difficult for clients to imagine how much they’ll spend in retirement. This short, insightful article is useful.
How to Make Your Retirement Go Further as Costs Rise
Retirement expenses don’t always stay predictable. Learn what to do to maintain your lifestyle when stability wavers.
Why Do Renters Have to Save More?
How much more would retirement cost if you owned your home rather than rented? It could actually be several times less.
Is a Variable Annuity Right for Me?
Pundits go on and on about how “terrible” or “wonderful” annuities are, but they never talk about if annuities are right.
Navigating Retirement Pitfalls
Why are they made again and again? Making sense of these errors in judgment.
How Women Can Prepare For Retirement
Are women prepared for a 20-year retirement?
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Emergency Fund Calculator
Find out how large your emergency fund should be based on your monthly expenses.
What Rate Would I Need to Earn on My Savings?
Work backwards from your savings goal to find the rate of return you'd need to get there.
My Retirement Savings
See how your current savings rate and contributions may grow into retirement income.
The Power of 401k Catch-Ups
See how catch-up contributions after age 50 could significantly boost your retirement balance.
IRA Income
Estimate the potential monthly income your IRA balance could generate in retirement.
Inflation & Retirement
See how inflation over time could affect the purchasing power of your retirement income.
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Perception vs. Reality
There’s an alarming difference between perception and reality for current and future retirees.
The Long Run: Women and Retirement
For women, retirement strategy is a long race. It’s helpful to know the route.
Retirement and Quality of Life
Asking the right questions about how you can save money for retirement without sacrificing your quality of life.
Rightsizing for Retirement
What does your home really cost?
How to Bake a Pie-R-A
Roth IRAs are tax-advantaged differently from traditional IRAs. Do you know how?
18 Years Worth of Days
The average retirement lasts for 18 years. What will you do with your days?
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