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Retirement Saving Mistakes

How to Avoid Retirement Savings Mistakes

Everyone dreams of a comfortable retirement. Often we can’t wait to reach that moment and finally transform our lives into one long vacation. Unfortunately, saving money for that day can be a constant struggle. No matter how much you earn, there are always alternatives to saving for retirement. The most common financial worry among retirees is outliving their savings. To avoid that possibility, it’s necessary to work on a financial strategy for retirement to ease your mind. Finding ways to earn more money and make the best of what you already have will boost your retirement savings and help you sleep better at night.

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5 Investment Options for Seniors

For seniors and retirees, it’s likely you’ve been saving up money for most of your life. Perhaps you set aside money from each paycheck either in an employment-sponsored 401(k), stock options, or one of many different types of individual retirement accounts (IRAs). While you might have been saving for the better part of your life, you don’t want to stop once retirement age comes. Unexpected medical costs, increased taxes, natural disasters, and more can cause a financial burden with little to no preparation time.

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Things You Should Know When Investing During Your Retirement Years

You can’t simply leave your financial security up to chance. Throughout most of your life, your goal was to earn enough money to support your family and put a little aside for retirement. But once you have retired, you must have enough savings and pensions to support yourself when you no longer have a monthly salary to depend on to cover your living expenses. Investing a portion of your savings is one way to make your money work without breaking your back. When you’re investing during your retirement years, you need to be more careful and conservative because you no longer have time to recover from significant losses. Here are some tips you should remember during retirement.

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Stocks vs Bonds

Retirement Reasoning: 3 Investments To Consider Now

Saving for retirement should be a part of your investment strategy as soon as you begin your adult employment. The actions you take today will help you manage the money you make during your working years, to invest for a time when you can relax and enjoy the benefits of your labor. Finding the right investment venues is not difficult. However, it does require some time and investigation to understand the benefits of each type. Here are 3 investment vehicles that have a record of providing income for your retirement years.

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Reasons People Aren’t Buying Annuities (And Why they Should)

Annuities are a way of investing your money so that you are guaranteed to receive a set income for the rest of your life. Many financial experts champion these financial products as a realistic portion of your retirement plan. However, many people who should be buying them aren’t opting to do so. Less than $200 billion of

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Life Insurance and Annuities: The Secret is the Bottom Line

When we think of Annuities, we think of a stream of payments that begins after retirement and generally continues for “X” number of years this is called an “Annuity Certain” .  In a “Life Annuity” you pay a fixed amount up front and receive a series of payments for the rest of your life no matter how

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The Truth About Annuities

6 Annuities FAQs: Yesterday we talked about how useful annuities are for retirement planning. Today we are going to look at some common misconceptions about annuities. Fact or Fiction? — 1)  Many different investments offer a guaranteed income stream. — Fiction! Annuities are the only financial planning option that can guarantee a continuous stream of income throughout

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