2008 April | RetirementRevised

Do we really become more set in our ways as we age? Not according to a recent SecurePath by Transamerica survey. The C.U.R.E. Retirement Study (change, uncertainty, risk and retirement education) probed the attitudes of pre-retirees about how they deal with factors outside their control, such as the economy. The survey responses seem to contradict [...] [read full article…]

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Five factors to consider if you get a job buyout offer

When the going gets tough, the older employees get going-often with a voluntary buyout package in tow. The economy is in its worst shape since the recession of 2001, and that has employers in the mood to cut jobs. Employers eliminated jobs at an accelerating rate through the first three months of the year, and [...] [read full article…]

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Too many women run the risk of retiring into poverty

The income gender gap is well known. But did you know that the economic gap between men and women spills over into retirement? The largest segment of Americans living in poverty is elderly women. The gender gap in retirement income security is appallingly high, for several reasons. First, women earn about a third less than [...] [read full article…]