This post was originally published on this site
From MarketWatch:
What will retirement really be like? Most people have no idea what’s coming: It’s hard to plan for retirement when you don’t know what it will look like.
These funds may be better than the S&P 500 for retirement savers: Looking to learn more about investing your retirement assets? Consider this.
Ahead of the GOP debate, should Social Security be privatized? That’s what some MarketWatch readers want: MarketWatch conducted polls on social media and this is what readers had to say about fixing Social Security.
Also on MarketWatch:
Social Security checks will still come if there’s a shutdown. But there are other immediate threats to America’s benefits.
The rich are just like us — they buy CDs too
Women who have nighttime hot flashes may be at greater risk for Alzheimer’s, study finds
Watch for this mail from Medicare. Missing out could cost you money and hurt your healthcare coverage.
‘I’ll raise the retirement age – only for younger people’ to save Social Security, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says
‘Keep your daubers up!’ What you can learn from a man who lived to be 109.
See ya, Sunbelt. Boomers are rejecting the classic retirement spots.
Should I sign up for long-term-care insurance through work?
More in retirement news:
Baltimore City Schools failed to make $5 million in retirement contributions to hundreds of employees: IG report (Fox Baltimore)
West Palm Beach retirement community hosts watch party for ‘The Golden Bachelor’ on ABC (WPBF)
Gen Z is poised to spend more on debt than others. It could derail retirement (The New York Times)
How to pay down student loans and save for retirement (Barron’s)
Research and Insight:
Survey: 22% Of Americans haven’t contributed to their retirement savings in the last year (Bankrate)
Americans’ 4 biggest retirement investing worries now: Survey (ThinkAdvisor)
Two-thirds of employees say student loan repayments will derail retirement plans (Nationwide)
As many retirees plan to work for fulfillment as for money, Empower finds (Planadviser)
Financial behavior: Work, save, retire (Center for Retirement Research at Boston College)
To share with your family, friends and clients:
Want to save Social Security? ‘Speak out. Scream. Vote.’
This retiree travels the world as a clown and loves it when ‘children’s faces light up’
Where are the retirees? Volunteerism among retirees is shockingly low. And that hurts everyone.
I’m in my 60s with almost $1 million. My home is paid off. I’d like to move but am afraid of the high prices elsewhere: ‘Will I be OK?’
‘Is this heaven?’ No, but it’s the best state to retire in.
It’s early-decision time. Should I let my kid take an $80,000-a-year gamble on college financial aid?
Are you a long-distance grandparent? How to build and maintain that bond for life.
