Tag Archives: Retirement planning

For many older Americans, retirement means freedom to explore beyond your backyard. Before you take off, however, check whether your health insurance travel with you. Assuming you’re on Medicare — most adults age 65 or older are — coverage away from home depends partly on where you travel to, along …

Washington D.C. Danita Delimont | Getty Images About 1.3 million Americans could have their retirement funds at risk if Congress can’t come up with the money to pay the benefits people were promised. That is because a number of multiemployer pension plans are on the brink of running out of …

If you’ve been racking your brain about where to retire on a budget, it might be time to think outside the U.S. A new report by International Living, which publishes information about living abroad, lists destinations where you can coast on less than $30,000 a year. To be sure, retiring …

Ronnie Kaufman | The Image Bank | Getty Images From affordability and mobility to community and culture, there’s a range of factors those approaching their golden years need to take into consideration when deciding whether to retire in place or put down roots in greener — and less stressful — …

Planning to reinvest those pesky required withdrawals from your individual retirement account or 401(k) plan because you don’t need the money? Under the Secure Act, a bill pending in Congress right now that aims to improve the nation’s retirement savings, you’d have to start taking withdrawals from your IRA (and …

Martin Barraud | Getty Images Knowing your net worth isn’t just for the 1%. Even if you don’t fly in first class or summer in the Hamptons, this simple equation is an important tool that says a lot about your financial health. Still, most people don’t bother to calculate it. …

Tetra Images | Getty Images It’s no secret that Social Security needs to be tweaked in order to fix the program’s solvency. And research from the latest Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey shows just how far Americans think politicians need to go to shore up the system. Just 8% of Americans …

Ted Benna speaks onstage at The Wall Street Journal’s Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 20, 2019 in New York City. Nicholas Hunt | Getty Images Ted Benna is best known as the ‘father of the 401(k).’ About 40 years ago, he created a savings plan with …

Phoenix Wang | Moment | Getty Images When it comes to retirement savings, many Americans miss the mark. On average, Americans believe they need $1.7 million to retire, according to a recent survey from Charles Schwab, which looked at 1,000 401(k) plan participants nationwide. In fact, “that’s a pretty good …

For anyone getting close to joining the ranks of retirees, there are some key aspects of your impending new status you need to review. Roughly 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, the age most often associated with retirement. Of course, not everyone hangs up their working hat at exactly …