Planning for retirement without Social Security

Bob’s Monday post Will Social Security be around when you retire inspired me to spend some time thinking and working on the question: what can we do about it? The Social Security “problem” isn’t new, it isn’t unknown to our political leaders, yet nothing is done to fix what’s wrong. In the most stark terms, [...]

Get it right before retirement

Did you know many people spend more time planning their vacation than planning for retirement? Although there are many ways to save for your retirement, if you are like most people, you aren’t taking full advantage of them. For example, do you understand the basics of a Roth IRA? If not, here’s a little Roth [...]

Retirement Planning Seminars Beneficial?

There is a lot to consider when planning for retirement. It is a very important turning point in a persons life so it must be planned with great care. There is a lot to know in order to make good decisions when planning for retirement. A seminar can be a very valuable source of helpful [...]

Retirement Planning Advice

The aim of retirement plan is to get financial independence, so that one can relax and enjoy the retirement. Retirement Planning is a very important process one has to go in order to make a comfortable retirement.There are many things to consider while planning for retirement.
Following are the things one must consider while planning for [...]

Five years and counting to retirement

Earlier I wrote about planning for retirement with a ten year plan in mind. If you have 5 years to go before you plan to retire, here are some suggestions to get you started.
5 Years to Go: Understand your options. You can get a current estimate of your Social Security income at http://www.ssa.gov/planners/calculators.htm. This is [...]