A recent Gallup poll determined that, 42% of low-income respondents will rely on Social Security and part-time work to help them through their “golden years”. Surviving on Social Security alone is difficult if not impossible but unfortunately many are relying on it. Other countries have similar results, for example in Australia government pensions are still […]
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You will be surprised to learn who, in general, as the best retirement income. If you are still young, this may change your mind about what employment opportunities to seek. If you are middle-aged or older, you may want to follow Dennis Miller’s advice or you may have some unpleasant surprises in store for you.
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According to the United States Department of Labor, fewer than 50 percent of Americans know how much money they’ll need to survive retirement. Even though the average person will spend 20 years of his or her life in retirement, very few are currently planning for life after work. No matter how far away from retirement
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How to Invest Your Mother’s Money – And Keep Your Peace of Mind By Jeff Clark, Casey Research I manage one of my mother’s IRA accounts, and when it comes to investing money, she doesn’t like to take a lot of risks. I guess the same would be true for most of our mothers – and
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You likely have seen invitations to open a “Gold IRA” or something with a similar name. Perhaps you should, but before you do, think about why an Individual Retirement Account might or might not be a good place to hold gold. That may tell you something about the best way to introduce gold into your IRA. Gold isn’t the only investment that raises the “Does it belong in an IRA?” question. Every investment does. And for every investment, the answer is, “It depends.” It depends on the nature of the other assets in your overall portfolio. It depends on how big the IRA is compared to your total holdings. And it depends on your judgment as to which investments are likely to be the most profitable.
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Henry Ford said “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.” Does it feel like Henry designed your 401(k)? You can put your money anywhere you want as long as it’s in one of these funds. Even if you have a choice of 3,000 funds, your
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