You've likely thought about retirement, many times. What you want to do, when you want to do it. The conversation inevitably turns to how much money you'll need. Unfortunately, (mainly due to finances) the retirement age is going up. Today, 62 is the average in the U.S. for current workers, and it’s expected to increase to 66. Not to mention, women retire with less than … [Read more...]
17% of Women Are Not Confident About Their Financial Security in Retirement
A new study from Financial Finesse, The State of US Employee Retirement Preparedness, reveals that only 17% of women are confident that they'll be able to reach their income-replacement goals in retirement. The good news is that 17% is an increase from the 13% reported in the same study last year. The bad news is that percentage is still well below the percentage recorded … [Read more...]
Your End-of-Year ‘To Do’ List
Guest post by Lena Rizkallah (learn more about Lena at the end of this post) It’s the last quarter of 2010 and the holidays are right around the corner. Soon, many of us will line up outside of Best Buy and Walmart hustling for the lasted Wii game or monster truck. But before we pull out the old synthetic Christmas tree and plastic Santa, it’s a good idea to make sure our … [Read more...]