Planning to save for retirement can feel difficult but hopefully today that changes. Today’s article shares twelve simple ways to save for your retirement. Here’s what they had to say, “it’s easy to make small changes that will make a big difference in your retirement savings, say financial experts Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, founder of AskTheMoneyCoach.com and author of Zero Debt: The…
Today’s article features a check list of things you should get done before your retirement. Here’s one, “raise cash. Your paychecks are about to stop. So as you downshift from stocks, move that money into a savings or money market account to fund at least one year of expenses, says Judith Ward, T. Rowe Price senior financial planner.” To check…
Today’s article discusses what will happen when the markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong merge and what benefits you may be able to reap from it. Here’s what they had to say, “November 17 will be a landmark day. That’s the scheduled launch day of Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect, the biggest step yet towards integrating the stock markets of China and…
Today’s article discusses the upcoming months for the stock market and why it has a lot to prove. Here’s a quote from the article, “”you have consumer sentiment improving. You have the economic data that’s coming in pretty nicely. Obviously, the jobs data gain was pretty good. You have to think the wind is at your back,” said Daniel Greenhaus,…
Going into your retirement with a mortgage? You’re not the only one. Today’s article discusses mortgages for retirees. Here’s what they had to say, “according to a new report, Baby Boomers & Their Homes: On Their Own Terms – released last week by The Demand Institute, a think tank jointly operated by The Conference Board and Nielsen, Baby Boomers are…
Before spending the next several years lounging on a beach somewhere exotic you should ask yourself whether you have all the necessities. Think money is the only thing you need for retirement? According to today’s article, there are four essentials to a “successful” retirement. Here’s what they had to say, “money by itself won’t make you happy. But a solid…
How do the midterm elections affect the stocks and why low oil prices is bad for business but great for consumers. Today’s article discusses what happened with Election Day stocks and why they may have been lower. Here’s what they had to say, ” U.S. stocks mainly declined on Tuesday, a day after benchmarks rose to records, as the price…
Today’s article discusses the increased interest millennial may have in the stock market. Here’s what they had to say, “nearly half of older millennials (ages 25-36) say they are more interested in owning stocks than they were five years ago, according to a Global Investor Pulse survey from asset manager BlackRock. This may signal an important turnaround. Earlier research has…
Retirement should be a leisurely time for fun and rewarding activities, not a time where you feel like you’ve lost so much. Today’s article discusses how the leap from working full-time to retirement can be a drastic and difficult one. Here’s what they had to say, “a recent survey showed that the majority of pre-retirees (72%) would like to keep…
What happens when you started to run too fast? Or a train is going to fast? Usually we fall and you end up with a derailed train. It’s great when stocks do better than expected but can a stock move up too much and too fast? Today’s article discusses eight stocks that may be moving too fast. Here’s what they…