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General Money

The Upside of the Down Economy

Posted April 28, 2009 9:40 PM

Financial news has been brutal. Stocks are down, unemployment is up, banks are failing and the housing market is still smoldering after the crash. In the past two years, those who continued to play by the old fiscal rules -- buying a home instead of renting, investing in the stock market for growth and fixed income for a safe haven -- are now left feeling as if they're wandering in the desert Read more...

See also: investment, recession, saving, unemployment

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General Money

Smart Moves for CDs, Checking and Savings

Posted December 30, 2008 4:18 PM

Although he may never have uttered the words, humorist Will Rogers is credited with one of 2008's most quoted lines, which goes something like this: "I'm not as concerned about the return on my money as I am the return of my money." CDs and investments Most people are probably wishing they'd buried their money in certificates of deposit with so-so yields sometime in late 2007. Read more...

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Retirement

Adjusting Retirement Thinking in Tough Times

Posted November 28, 2008 1:13 PM

The notion of a traditional, leisurely retirement is fading fast.The precipitous drop recently in retirement investment accounts, rising health care costs, a dearth of traditional pension plans, faltering Social Security and Medicare systems and the fact that Americans just are not saving enough have shattered the hopes of millions of Americans who dreamed of spending their days on a golf course Read more...

See also: financial crisis, health care costs, investment, retirement planning, savings

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November 20

Life Is Unfair. Deal With It.

by Paul B. Brown @ 4:44 pm. Filed under financial crisis, investment, retirement savings
Over the weekend, friends were complaining about the fact that the worth of their retirement accounts have plummeted this year. I told them the following: In a perfect world, the value of our retirement savings would climb every single year from the time we put the money in, until we decided to finally use the funds to pay for the retirement of our dreams. We would never suffer a financial crisis caused by divorce or illness. And we never find ourselves suddenly unemployed or the victim of the plummeting stock market like the one we experienced in 2008. More…
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Retirement

Meltdown 101: Market's Effect on Retirement Plans

Posted October 29, 2008 9:51 AM

DES MOINES, Iowa - With the market seesawing daily, you may have seen your retirement savings -- that money you've been counting on, and expecting to grow -- shrink to disturbing levels in recent months.Retirement funding has been tied very closely to the stock and bond markets in an effort to provide the potential for significant growth, but now a lot of Americans are learning the realities of Read more...

See also: 401K, economy, investment, plans, retirement, Social Security

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September 30

Maybe the 9% Approval Rating was Too High

by Paul B. Brown @ 7:12 am. Filed under congress, investment, retirement savings, Wall Street
On the morning after we all saw our retirement savings take a substantial hit, I only have one question: Is Congress' 9% approval rating too high? If we lined up 11 members of the ThirdAge community today, do you really think that we could find one person who would say they are doing a good job handling the financial crisis? More…
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Real Estate

Claiming Rightful Share of a Home

Posted September 4, 2008 1:33 PM

Dear Steve, Sadly, I think I know the answer to this question. My girlfriend and I are splitting. Our home, though purchased when we were together, is in her name only. I did build a large garage there four years ago and she did say I could keep my things in there for a while, but won't agree to a lease. Is there any recourse for me at this point? -- Bill Dear Bill, Table that Read more...

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Investing

What Markets are Safe for Investments?

Posted August 21, 2008 2:21 PM

An old-fashioned run on the bank, with panicked depositors pounding on the doors and demanding their money back, is something most people have seen only in the movies. It happened in real life with the failure of IndyMac Bank. Now investors of all stripes are wondering where is the best place for their money. Have things gotten so bad that the only safe place is under your Read more...

See also: bank, bank account, deposit, FDIC, investment, risk

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Insurance

Tax-Free Money Does Double Duty in Cash-Value Life Insurance

Posted August 21, 2008 12:31 PM

Life expectancy has increased dramatically during the last 100 years, and the two main fears that people have are outliving their retirement savings and not having something to bequeath to their heirs. Many investors need options in addition to traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts, 401(k)s and pension plans. A key to investing is finding ways to avoid -- not evade -- taxes, Read more...

See also: 401(k), heirs, insurance, investment, life expectancy, pension, retirement, savings, tax-free, taxes

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What do I need to do to ensure a successful retirement?

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Here are four simple steps to ensure a successful retirement. 1. Save More. The more money you can investment, the bigger your eventually nest egg is ... Read More...

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