What to do when you’re 47 and have nothing saved for retirement
Q: I should have had something in place 20 years ago for retirement. Now at 47, I realize that 67 is not too far away. Any recommendations on financial institutions...
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Civic engagement can help boomers find their 2nd act
During a long career in the arts after graduating from Dartmouth College, Jim O'Connell worked in New York, Phoenix, Des Moines and, finally, Wausau, Wis., a county seat near the...
Survey reveals knowledge gap about claiming Social Security
Most adults flunked several questions about Social Security in a new survey, but the toughest ones weren't even on the test. Just 39 percent of Americans 45 to 64 surveyed...
Saving for retirement when you’re a stay-at-home parent
Doing the math on becoming a stay-at-home parent often involves tallying up child care, dry cleaning and takeout expenses and weighing how much of that second paycheck is already eaten...
Keep your income stream flowing through retirement
Getting pre-retirees to view their retirement savings as a monthly paycheck is still an uphill battle. "The whole idea of designing an income stream is still not catching on until...
Retirees brace for hardship as multi-employer pension cuts loom
Of all the negative financial surprises that can hit in retirement, learning a "guaranteed" pension could be severely cut is among the worst. As the Treasury Department recently held a...
Tips to help teachers with retirement planning
As teachers head back to class this fall, they may want to brush up on their own retirement picture. A report this year by the National Council on Teacher Quality...
How to protect retirement assets from stock market volatility
You've been through volatile markets before. You know not to sell in a panic. But if the recent market gyrations have your attention, putting a few rainy-day strategies in your...
Strategies for managing your elderly parent’s finances
Call it the triple-whammy: An elderly parent, a new significant other and an aging bull market. A reader recently shared his frustrations over watching his elderly father gift a large...
How older workers can navigate today’s job market
If you're past 50 and looking for a job, try to forget you're past 50. Increasingly, some jobs experts say, older workers in the job market are so common that...