How to Make Your Savings Last for Decades, According to a 96-Year-Old Retirement Expert Lots of retirement experts theorize about how best to plan for the thirty-plus years you hope to enjoy after hitting 65. When Jack Guttentag — who turned 96 last December — gives advice, he’s speaking from experience. Guttentag, an economist who…

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Life Without Retirement Savings Recently, The Atlantic published a tremendously powerful article by Alana Semuels entitled This Is What Life Without Retirement Savings Looks Like, which is well worth reading for anyone who is hedging their bets on the question of whether to save for retirement at all or whether to save more for retirement. It opens with the story…

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This Is What Life Without Retirement Savings Looks Like. Many seniors are stuck with lives of never-ending work—a fate that could befall millions in the coming decades. CORONA, Calif.—Roberta Gordon never thought she’d still be alive at age 76. She definitely didn’t think she’d still be working. But every Saturday, she goes down to the…

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Five Jaw-Dropping Stats About Americans’ Retirement Savings We think of retirement as a relaxing, carefree time in our lives when we can do whatever we please, but for many working Americans today, retirement will be more of a nightmare than a dream. Study after study has shown that many Americans are well behind where they…

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Active 55+ Communities Active 55+ Communities Present Growing Reverse Mortgage Opportunity. We know of many in Birmingham that people are using a Reverse Mortgage (HECM) Purchase to buy. I believe this to be a big way to save retirement funds from the sale of the last home. Lifestyle communities for residents over the age of 55…

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Million in Retirement Savings Can Disappear in 11 Years I bring these articles to my blog to hep people understand that a Reverse Mortgage is not a last resort product buy any means. Now economists are trying to find ways to help people make it in to their golden years and even be able to…

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Americans Face Retirement Savings Regrets Amid Two-Pronged Crisis When asked for their most common financial regret, Americans yet again pointed to a lack of retirement savings as the top pick. For the third consecutive year, “not saving for retirement early enough” led consumer financial firm Bankrate’s list of money regrets, with 18% of respondents selecting…

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No Retirement Savings and Nearly Out of Time? Here’s How to Compensate. Countless older workers are about to end their careers without money in the bank. Here’s what to do if you’re one of them. Article I found today from the Motley Fool. Maurie Backman (TMFBookNerd) Though we’re told to prioritize retirement savings during our…

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