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Retirement Savings
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Retirement savings are the funds individuals set aside during their working years to provide income and financial security after they stop working. These savings can be held in accounts such as 401(k)s, IRAs, pensions, or personal investments. The goal is to build enough money to cover living expenses, healthcare, and lifestyle needs throughout retirement.
5 Random Notes on Saving (Or Not) for Retirement
When you are constantly scanning the internet for information and news about 401(k)s and retirement readiness, you come…
Why Seniors are Delaying Retirement? Only $133,108 in Savings
It’s no huge mystery why so many people end up delaying retirement. If they have a job, they’re…
‘Failure to Launch’ can cause failure to save for retirement
Many empty nesters can’t seem to cut financial ties with their adult children, and their 401k balance might…
How the Woodstock Generation Fared at Saving for Retirement
“If you remember Woodstock, you weren’t there.” August 15 marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark music and arts…
3 New Surveys Show How Student Loan Debt is Crippling 401(k) Contributions
Student loan debt, that mortal enemy of retirement savings, is showing no signs of slowing its assault on…
‘Does My Employer Offer a 401(k)?’ Too Many Americans Don’t Know
Despite a strong economy, only 25% of Americans feel ready for retirement, with many unsure about their retirement savings options.
Marriage Spurs Bigger Participation, Contributions to 401k Plans
Because Millennials tend to marry later than previous generations, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR)…
Half of Older Americans Have No Retirement Savings? Not so fast…
GAO report finds 48% of households 55+ lack retirement savings, but excludes those with pension plans from analysis.
Can You Guess What Percentage of Working Americans Save Nothing?
No matter how much experts may try to persuade all working Americans to set aside some of their…
401k Fun: Billionaires, Buffett and (Really) Weird Stuff
Message From Author: Hey, it’s practically the weekend – time to take a break from the norm around…