<link>http://finance.yahoo.com/retirement/</link> <url>http://l.yimg.com/a/i/brand/purplelogo/uh/us/fin.gif</url> </image> <item><title>5 Lessons New Retirees Learn the Hard Way</h1> <article> <h1>5 Lessons New Retirees Learn the Hard Way</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:57:22 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-lessons-new-retirees-learn-the-hard-way-165723155.html"></a>Despite all the tools, conversations and resources, a successful transition into retirement bliss remains elusive and constitutes fertile ground for mistakes.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>The Best Company Retirement Plans</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:27:00 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/best-company-retirement-plans-002700475.html"></a>Many Americans face a yawning gap between how much they have saved and how much they will need when they leave the workforce. But a handful of large companies give employees a big assist in the form of ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Death Dinners at Baby Boomers' Tables Take on Dying Taboo</h1> <p>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:01:00 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/death-dinners-baby-boomers-tables-040100216.html"></a>At a Manhattan dinner party, former Citigroup Inc. (C) executive Steffen Landauer gathered an eclectic mix of guests at his apartment off Fifth Avenue to sip pinot noir, dine on seared salmon -- and talk ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Tips to Ensure Your Retirement Income</h1> <p>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:46:06 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tips-ensure-retirement-income-184606739.html"></a>Here are 10 steps to follow that will help you save more and plan achievable and realistic rates of return during retirement.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>The Many Faces of Retirement: New Lives, Dashed Dreams, High Hopes</h1> <p>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:56:48 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/many-faces-retirement-lives-dashed-172551718.html"></a>The rocking chair needs to be retired as a symbol of retirement, perhaps by a pair of running shoes. As part of a special report on The Future of Retirement, Bloomberg.com spoke with a wide range of people ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>A Rich Retirement: How to Get the Biggest Social Security Check</h1> <p>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:53:45 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/a-rich-retirement--how-to-get-the-biggest-social-security-check-175346001.html"></a>The average retiree depends on Social Security for 70% of his or her income. Find out why timing is everything when it comes to collecting maximum benefits.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Should I Pay My Student Loans Faster or Save for Retirement?</h1> <p>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 06:30:10 -0400</p> For a young college graduate, is it better to pay down your loans faster, or should you instead be saving for retirement? </article> <article> <h1>How to Lessen the Tax Bite in Retirement</h1> <p>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:45:36 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lessen-tax-bite-retirement-040001701.html"></a>Tax rates on retirement accounts vary widely. Make sure you're being tax-efficient about your withdrawals.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>How Much Money Will You Need If You Live to 123?</h1> <p>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:16:46 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-money-live-123-154102812.html"></a>Carmelo Flores Laura, a retired cattle and sheep herder in Bolivia, made news in mid-August when some evidence surfaced that he may be the oldest person in the world, and the oldest person to have ever ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>7 Realistic Strategies for Retirement</h1> <p>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:55:35 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-realistic-strategies-retirement-155535513.html"></a>You can retire on a lot less than your pre-retirement income, and most of us do. Here are seven ideas to help you put together a strategy for retirement.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>The Wild Card That Could Destroy Your Retirement</h1> <p>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:30:14 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wild-card-could-destroy-retirement-121800439.html"></a>Not planning properly for long-term care costs could destroy your retirement.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>4 Hidden Costs of Retirement</h1> <p>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:22:45 -0400</p> After saving for decades, it’s finally time to relax. But it’s not that easy for a lot of retirees. Saving enough is just the first challenge. The next is making sure you have enough to last you through ... </article> <article> <h1>10 Least Tax-Friendly States for Retirees</h1> <p>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:40:56 -0400</p> Some states offer attractive tax benefits to woo retirees ( SLIDE SHOW: 10 Most Tax-Friendly States for Retirees ). Then there are these ten states that are stingy with tax breaks for retirees. When you're ... </article> <article> <h1>15 Tycoons Who Won't Leave Their Fortunes to Their Kids</h1> <p>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:56:09 -0400</p> Though they will still have untold opportunities, advantages, and connections, to help them succeed, the children of these tycoons won't be living large off their inheritances. </article> <article> <h1>10 Smart Retirement Moves to Make in Your 20s</h1> <p>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:36:11 -0400</p> In your 20s, you're probably graduating from college, settling into a career and making some major life decisions. While you're thinking about who to marry, where to live and which career to choose, don't ... </article> <article> <h1>How to Ease the Pain of Dealing with Social Security</h1> <p>Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:35:09 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-to-ease-the-pain-of-dealing-with-social-security-141118358.html"></a>If dealing with Social Security is in your future, then read on for tips on how to make the system work for you.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Five Ways You Can Really Mess Up Your Retirement</h1> <p>Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:33:01 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/five-ways-you-can-really-mess-up-your-retirement-174342765.html"></a>Financial advisers cite a long list of the big mistakes new retirees make as soon as they hang up their tools or turn in their BlackBerrys.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Wealthy People Are More Likely to Skip Retirement Altogether</h1> <p>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:40:00 -0400</p> Working 9 to 5. </article> <article> <h1>Is Your 401(k) Plan Secure?</h1> <p>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 06:30:32 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/401-k-plan-secure-103032647.html"></a>Money deducted from your paycheck for retirement typically gets deposited quickly into your 401(k) plan. But this isn’t always the case.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Southeast Asia: 4 Options for Enjoying the Most Affordable Retirement on Earth</h1> <p>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:02:09 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/southeast-asia-4-options-enjoying-200209982.html"></a>Southeast Asia can be a great choice for long-term living . Life here can be remarkably affordable - cheaper than anywhere else on earth.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>How to Get Financial Advice Worth Your Money</h1> <p>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 06:31:27 -0400</p> Do financial professionals help retail investors make better financial decisions and educate investors? Or do they put their own interests first and attempt to generate more commissions and fees? </article> <article> <h1>How to Avoid Working One More Year</h1> <p>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:33:04 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/avoid-working-one-more-191143618.html"></a>Should you quit now or work another year? This is the question that plagues many soon-to-be retirees. In fact, there's even a term for those suffering from this condition: The work one more year syndrome. ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>5 Reasons Not to Contribute to Your 401(k)</h1> <p>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:00:07 -0400</p> One of the most common pieces of retirement advice is to max out your 401(k), but it isn’t for everyone. Here are five reasons you shouldn’t buy into your company’s 401(k) plan. </article> <article> <h1>The Social Security Mistake That Costs Retirees Thousands</h1> <p>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 05:57:00 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-security-mistake-costs-retirees-095700758.html"></a>While you're allowed to start claiming Social Security benefits at age 62, holding off for several years can add thousands of dollars to your payments over a lifetime.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>3 Ways You Aren't Making the Most of Your 401(k)</h1> <p>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:17:47 -0400</p> You kept hearing that your employer's 401(k) plan is one of the best places to save for retirement . So you enrolled, and you've been contributing. But, for some reason, things aren't going the way you ... </article> <article> <h1>Do Introverts Make Better Investors?</h1> <p>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:08:07 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/introverts-better-investors-170807136.html"></a>What if it is the quiet person in the back of the room, and not an extrovert like Gordon Gekko from "Wall Street", who is the superior investor?</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Will Your Pension Disappear, Post-Detroit?</h1> <p>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:30:15 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pension-disappear-post-detroit-103015319.html"></a>State and local government workers with traditional pension plans may need to revisit their retirement-income plans in the wake of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing. Experts recommend incorporating a worst-case, ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Just How Generous Are Detroit's Worker Pensions for Retirees?</h1> <p>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:19:00 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/just-generous-detroits-worker-pensions-101900103.html"></a>Just how generous are Detroit's worker pensions for retirees?</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Taxed or Not: Where to Hold Your Retirement Cash</h1> <p>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:34:46 -0400</p> When saving for retirement, many people use a combination of tax-deferred and taxable investment accounts. But how should you allocate your portfolio between them? Is it better to put high growth assets ... </article> <article> <h1>10 Things Baby Boomers Won’t Tell You</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:23:53 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-things-baby-boomers-won-114946461.html"></a>Children of boomer parents shouldn’t expect a big inheritance, even if their parents are rich.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>How Rising Interest Rates Affect Retirement</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:12:02 -0400</p> The retiree's lament over low interest rates has been one of the few downsides of the Federal Reserve's sustained effort to pump so much liquidity into the financial system that borrowing costs nearly ... </article> <article> <h1>7 Retirement Decisions that Affect the Rest of Your Life</h1> <p>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:00:37 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-retirement-decisions-affect-rest-140037209.html"></a>The choices you make during your working years and at the beginning of retirement affect how comfortably you will live in old age. Here are some retirement decisions that will have a big impact later on ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>9 Things You Can Do Today to Boost Your Retirement Income</h1> <p>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:42:05 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/9-things-today-boost-retirement-130705787.html"></a>When it comes to retirement, we should focus on the bottom-line cost only after we build a mission statement that outlines how we plan to spend our time when “every day is Saturday.” Here, the Manilla.com ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Retirement Planning Myths Busted</h1> <p>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:04:40 -0400</p> Out on the golf course, I've overheard some of the game's greatest myths. How about: "Watch out, I just bought a set of clubs like the ones Tiger Woods uses." Allow me to do some myth busting: ... </article> <article> <h1>Will You Retire at 65?</h1> <p>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:46:28 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/retire-65-174628878.html"></a>The oldest baby boomers have reached retirement age , and many have begun to enter retirement. Those born in 1946 started to reach age 65 in January 2011. Many baby boomers have already followed the path ...</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>6 Costly Retirement-Saving Setbacks - and How to Overcome Them</h1> <p>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0400</p> When life takes a toll, here's how to brighten your prospects. </article> <article> <h1>401(k) Disclosures Not Working for Investors</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400</p> Hidden fees can slowly eat into your 401(k) returns, potentially robbing you of thousands of dollars in retirement savings. New disclosure forms are supposed to alert you to the presence of these hidden-fee ... </article> <article> <h1>Roth IRA vs. 401k: What's Right for You?</h1> <p>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:30:50 -0400</p> When it comes to retirement savings, too many people are stuck with their first plan. But at some point, it's time to look at new options. </article> <article> <h1>Open an IRA and Start Saving Today for Your Future</h1> <p>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:56:54 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/open-ira-start-saving-today-135654230.html"></a>By applying these rules of thumb, your savings will add up faster than you thought possible in an IRA.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> <article> <h1>Delaying Social Security Benefits Pays Off</h1> <p>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:01:31 -0400</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/delaying-social-security-benefits-pays-off-160132050.html"></a>There is a decision to be made for those pondering retirement: Claim reduced benefits at age 62, or wait until later to get a larger payout.</p><br clear="all"/> </article> </main></body></html>