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Baby Boomers Retiring: The Big Difficulties Facing This Generation

According to the Pew Research Center, the oldest members of the Baby Boomer generation came into retirement age in 2011, and for the next 19 years, 10,000 more…

Retired at 30: A True Story of Saving for Retirement

Jacob Lund Fisker is not your typical retiree. He’s certainly not at an age where he could collect Social Security. He’s not in his 60s or his 50s. Jacob isn’t…

6 Reasons to Beware of the Simple Retirement Calculator

In this day and age, just about anything can easily be done online. You can file your taxes, compare rates for a new auto loan or even order groceries to be han…

What You Can Learn From Millennials for a Better Retirement

According to the Pew Research Center and the U.S. Census Bureau, Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest living generation. There may be a lot of…

Warren Buffett’s Retirement Planning Advice

Warren Buffett earned his nickname honestly. The Oracle of Omaha’s success at investing is legendary, and he has ranked among the world’s wealthiest people time…

Money Talks, But Do You Speak the Language?

Have you ever traveled to a place where they speak English, but the people have a heavy accent and a different dialect? You have a vague and slowly formed idea…

Seniors Are More Vulnerable Finacial Scams: Here’s What You Can Do

It’s fairly common to believe that while a financial scam might happen next door, it certainly won’t happen any closer to home. But unfortunately, it happens ev…

3 Biggest Retirement Fears and How to Beat Them

Spiders. Snakes. The dark. Clowns. It’s likely that you have at least one of these fears. However, if you are near retirement age, then what scares you most is…

6 Types of Insurance for a Worry Free Retirement

Saving money is hard enough. No one wants more bills to pay, especially when you’re on a fixed or limited income. But insurance is something of a necessary evil…

The Dismal State of Retirement in 2020: How to Turn Lemons into Lemonade

The retirement outlook has changed drastically since your grandparents, and even parents, retired. In fact, by some measures, retirement might seem as sour as l…

6 Ways a Life Coach Can Improve Your Retirement

You’ve saved money, but are you really ready for retirement? Using a life coach for retirement might sound crazy, but it’s not. While some people prepare for th…

Avoid These Jobs if You Want to Be Working After Retirement

You have heard it before: “Work in Retirement!” If you want to be financially secure, working after retirement age or working as long as possible before retirem…

Retirement is All About Spending, And Experts Say You Aren’t Spending Enough

If you are nearing or are already in retirement, you are about to change from being an earner and a saver to being a spender. You spent a lifetime amassing savi…

The Importance of a Quarterly Retirement Check In

Figuring out what you are going to do in retirement and how you are going to pay for it is not something you do once and just forget about it. You should plan f…

Is Your Retirement on FIRE (Financial Independence Retirement Early)?

“FIRE” stands for Financial Independence Retire Early for a group of fired-up young people. In a nutshell, it’s about making some significant lifestyle choices…

Live Each Day: 4 Tips From the Science of Happiness

Jim McCarthy is a successful Silicon Valley executive who worked for Yahoo! as employee number 258 and grew up with the industry. In 2013 he was diagnosed with…

When It Comes to Retirement, Are You an Orchid or a Dandelion?

Dr. Thomas Boyce is a pediatrician and Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Fra…

We’re in a Recession, but Don’t Worry — You Can Recession-Proof Your Retirement

It’s official. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February of 2020. First, the Bad…

Wealth Inequality: We Are All Affected, But Black Households in Particular

Retirement Advice from Suze Orman New Book

Early Retirement: 37 Tips, Tricks & Hacks for Reaching your Goal

If you’re a coupon clipper, you already know the excitement of getting a great deal. But has the lack of a coupon ever prevented you from buying something that…

Podcast: Jillian Johnsrud — Are Mini-Retirements Worth It?

In podcast episode 39, Steve Chen and Jillian Johnsrud discuss mini-retirements and passive income.

How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?

Have you ever asked yourself, “How much money do I need to retire?” Many people want to know exactly how much money they’ll need to live comfortably for the res…

Significant Changes to Boldin Retirement Planner: See Your Updated Projections Now

Check out the latest changes to the Boldin Retirement Planner. We have made some major adjustments to tax treatment. Your future plans are now more reliable tha…