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Working and saving in retirement
Chris Farrell May 26, 2011
Question: I will retire at the end of this year but my intentions are to work somewhere else full-time and invest that entire paycheck in something...
The pall over retirement
Chris Farrell May 16, 2011
The economy weighs on retirees and anyone planning for their retirement. It isn't all that surprising considering we've struggled through five...
When bond yields go up, bond prices go down
Chris Farrell May 12, 2011
Question: My dad is now 80 years old but still is working full time concerned that he does not have enough money saved for retirement. In reality,...
Contract uncertainty prods public employees to retire early
Erin Toner Sep 22, 2011
Efforts in many states to roll back collective bargaining rights for public employees raise concerns that agreed-upon pension benefits could be changed. Many employees are opting to retire early as a result.
The misleading 70% rule of thumb
Chris Farrell Apr 22, 2011
Financial rules of thumb are often useful. You have to start somewhere. Rule of thumb also evolve. For instance, it used to be standard advice to...
The retirement market crawls back
Chris Farrell Apr 13, 2011
The number is impressive: $17.5 trillion. That's the total of U.S. retirement assets, according to the Investment Company Institute, a Washington D...
Being cautious in the face of opportunity
Apr 2, 2011
Susanna Wilson, the 70-year-old dressmaker interviewed for our series, Money Through the Ages, says she was overwhelmed by orders from listeners who heard her story of living without retirement. Now she gets advice on managing a growing business.
A big money decision before retirement
Tara Siegel Bernard Sep 22, 2011
Most people want to kick back and relax in their 60s, but Tess Vigeland and the New York Times' Tara Siegel Bernard about one couple who are considering investing in and running a motel, instead of retiring.
What to do when you haven't saved enough for your 70s
Tess Vigeland Sep 22, 2011
The 70s are often when people are sitting back and enjoying the fruits of decades of labor. But many older Americans haven't saved enough for their golden years and are barely clinging on.
The financially fabulous 40s
J.D. Roth Mar 25, 2011
Commentator J.D. Roth talks about why he's feeling optimistic and financially secure about his future.
