Retirement Investing
Spotlighted here are the latest retirement investing tips, as well as in-depth reviews and analysis of retirement investing strategies.
Do you believe you have enough money to last your entire retirement?
By Staff WriterNo, but it didn't used to be that way. I gave my ex-wife a $300,000 house, so I've been living in an apartment since my divorce. I do have some investments and retirement plans in place, but I'm not sure how a recession will affect that money. By
April 11, 2008
Retirement obstacles71%: Percentage of retirees who are worried about having enough money for retirement. 56%: Percentage of retirees who believe their retirement will be as good or better than their parents. 59%: Percentage of people surveyed who have done no ser
April 11, 2008
Managing retirement income91%: Percentage of seniors who think about keeping money for later in life when making withdrawals. 42%: Percentage of seniors who would trade liquidity for income if they were certain they would not lose any money. 40%: Percentage of seniors w
April 11, 2008
Retirement worries the affluent, tooThe old maxim declares that money can't buy happiness. It seems an addendum to that says money can't buy peace of mind, either, at least according to the latest survey from Charles Schwab Institutional. The "Independent Advisor Outlook Study" shows
April 11, 2008
Leisure spending in retirement$600,000: Approximate amount retirees expect to spend on leisure activities during retirement. $578,000: Amount respondents in their 50s anticipate spending over the course of retirement on leisure activities, compared with $611,000 for 60-someth
April 11, 2008
Retiree and baby boomer retirement concerns25%: Approximate percentage of boomers and retirees who wish they had started saving earlier. 16%: Percentage of boomers and retirees who feel they did everything right leading up to 27%: Percentage of boomers and retirees who feel they underesti
April 10, 2008
When it comes to news and issues affecting your retirement, where do you go for information?I get the AARP magazine, and I also read the business section of the newspaper. By keeping up with the news, I'm trying to be better prepared for what's ahead by the time I go into retirement. And since I don't use a financial planner, I also do a
April 10, 2008
Health care in retirement60%: Percent of total health care costs spent after age 65 for people who live beyond 85. 35%: Percent of employers with at least 200 employees who offered retiree health benefits in 2006, down from 66 percent in 1988. 94%: Percent of employers