The oldest baby boomers start turning 65 on January 1st, and the biggest generation has plenty to worry about as it starts filing Medicare applications. The road to retirement security is filled with potholes. My list of the five threats to retirement security that worry me most looking ahead to 2011 is at Reuters.com. [read full article…]
What were the ten most popular stories on retirement in 2010? I checked the traffic data here at RetirementRevised, and–no surprise–the list of most-viewed stories reflect our hard times economy. The most-read stories focused on issues like Social Security benefits, 50+ job-hunting, saving money and improving cash flow. Here are the ten most viewed stories [...] [read full article…]
A new study from the Society of Actuaries finds that the vast majority of women haven’t done the financial planning necessary to live comfortably for their full lifespan. Women outlive men by an average of four years so they have a critical need to plan for inflation, health expenses and long-term care needs. The study [...] [read full article…]
The word retirement needs reinvention, especially in our post-crash economy. For the huge generation of baby boomers now approaching the traditional retirement years, achieving security will depend on working longer—often in new careers. We’ll also need to reexamine our traditional notions about investing and spending. For anyone approaching this profound life transition, the first challenge [...] [read full article…]
Now you can keep up with the latest RetirementRevised.com posts using the free Pulse news app for iPhone, iPad and Google Android devices. Pulse is a news aggregation app that recently became available at no charge. According to The New York Times, before its free release, Pulse was the “top-selling app in the news category and [...] [read full article…]
