Posts Tagged ‘retirement’
Home Equity In Your Retirement Plan
How To Include Home Equity In Your Retirement Plan With The Bucketing Approach Do you have a vacation fund? A pizza party jar at work or home? A bank account reserved for a new house? People set aside money for certain goals or expenses, sometimes even dedicating a specific bank account or credit card for…
Read MoreReverse Mortgages Can Provide Retirement Income
Reverse Mortgages Can Provide Retirement Income Tapping home equity is often an overlooked possible source of income for those with fixed resources, and considering the home equity that seniors have access to, reverse mortgage products should be considered when coming up with a retirement funding plan. This is according to Stephen Resch, VP of retirement…
Read MoreHow to Create a Retirement Paycheck
How to Create a Retirement Paycheck Creating a reliable retirement income stream is complex but worth it. These tips will get you on the right path. Your expenses don’t end when your paychecks do, but creating a reliable income stream in retirement can be tricky. The right choices can result in sustainable income for the…
Read MoreTaking Early Social Security Benefits Are Few
Good Reasons for Taking Early Social Security Benefits Are Few. Forbes Retirement Taking Social Security benefits as early as possible, at age 62, is not very beneficial for an American retiree concerned with maximizing their post-working income. This is according to Steve Vernon, FSA and consulting research scholar in the financial security division at Stanford…
Read MoreHome help you fund your retirement?
Could your home help you fund your retirement? Many people live in their most valuable asset. Here’s how its value could help you retire on your terms. Key points. Regardless of whether you plan to sell your home or not, your home equity can play a key role in your financial strategy for retirement If you…
Read MoreStrengthen Retirement
Reverse Mortgages Included Among Tips to Strengthen Retirement by U.S. News A new article at U.S. News and World Report giving recommendations on strengthening retirement security offers reverse mortgages as one of the potential tools a senior can use to bolster their financial security in retirement. Among the recommendations from U.S. News contributor Craig Stephens, downsizing…
Read More7 Traits for a good Financial Adviser
7 Traits for a good Financial Adviser Getting good financial advice isn’t just about stocks and bonds. It’s about the relationship and trust you have with your adviser. Here’s how to evaluate whether your professional is doing a good job and is the right fit for you. Thanks to steady technological advances, financial advisers now…
Read MoreHow Retirement Changes Your Identity
Harvard Business Review: How Retirement Changes Your Identity Studies show that people who are able to afford a full retirement – and who will also be healthy enough to enjoy it – are generally much happier in retirement since their working life is behind them, and they can instead spend their time doing the things they…
Read MoreSaving for Retirement
Saving for Retirement: How Do You Stack Up? Ever wonder how you are doing planning for retirement? Kiplinger’s set out to find out for you. A new poll conducted by Kiplinger and Personal Capital reveals Americans are serious about preparing for retirement. See how your savings — and confidence level — measure up. Americans are…
Read MoreEliminate Mortgage Pre Retirement
Eliminate Mortgage Pre Retirement Why you should pay off your mortgage before you retire and what to do if you can’t written by Liz Weston, published by NerdWallet.com Most people would be better off not having mortgages in retirement. Relatively few will get any tax benefit from this debt, and the payments can get more…
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