- Don’t Forget About Life Expectancy When Planning For Retirement
There’s a lot of variability when it comes to planning for retirement. If you’re a 20, 30 or even 40-something plugging away at your day job, you’ve probably entered your information into a retirement calculator once or twice just to see what came up. It’s always fun to think about retirement no matter how far away… read more…
- How to Make the Most of the Retirement Saver’s Credit
Saving money in a 401(k) or an individual retirement account (IRA) is a smart way to build retirement savings. Not only will your money grow over time, but you won’t have to pay taxes on that money as it grows. You will only pay taxes when you withdraw the money in your retirement. In addition to… read more…
- 5 Popular Countries to Consider for Retirement
When it comes to retirement there are a number of things that need to be considered. One of the most important is where you are planning to live during your golden years. For many North Americans, retiring abroad is becoming… read more…
- By the Numbers: 2026 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits
If you’re working on your retirement savings strategy for 2023 you need to know exactly how much you can sock away. The Internal Revenue Service routinely adjusts the annual contribution limits for different types of retirement plans, including 401(k)s and… read more…
- Should You Be Mortgage Free When You Retire?
When you sign the dotted line on that 30-year mortgage, you’re probably thinking how great it will be to have that house paid off right around the time you retire. But most people don’t live in the same house for 30 years like they used to. Plus some choose to take on second mortgages through… read more…
- 5 Ways You Could Be Sabotaging Your Retirement
Wanting a financially sound retirement and actually achieving it are two different things. Without a solid plan for reaching your retirement goals, your golden years could end up being somewhat tarnished. Securing your financial future is all about making the… read more…
- How Prepared Are You For Retirement?
When you are first starting out in your career, you tend to think of retirement as something far off. In the days of our grandparents, and even some of our parents, retirement savings wasn’t even an issue – many employers took care of that with company pension plans. Find out now: How much do I… read more…
- How Rising Interest Rates Affect Retirement
What may be good for the economy may not have been good for retirees. When the markets crashed and the economy tanked the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates. Then they lowered them some more and then lowered them still further… read more…