Tariffs are here and in a big, big way, much bigger than anyone expected. And the levels shared by President Trump aren’t really reciprocal tariffs. The calculation of new tariff rates is based on the trade deficit the US has with each country and has nothing to do with actual tariffs other …
Despite wanting and needing more guaranteed income in retirement, many Americans are hesitant to purchase an annuity to provide that income. Some of this hesitancy is due to misconceptions around the products and how they can best be used to support a secure retirement.
Not enough Americans are saving for retirement. What’s new, right? According to the 2018 Retirement Confidence Survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), only about two-thirds of Americans say they or their spouse have saved anything for retirement, leaving millions …
As more and more people are working in retirement, retirees often need to determine the best strategy for saving or investing their incomes. One option is to save and invest in an IRA during retirement. For one thing, many retirees already have an IRA set up by the time they get to retireme …
The annual cost of care study was just released by Genworth, showing the average private room in a nursing home – for the first time ever – costs over $100,000 a year. If that number doesn’t shock you, it should.
American public schools currently employ roughly 3.2 million full-time teachers, and about 2 percent of those retire annually. That means around 64,000 teachers go into permanent summer break every year.
While retirement planning can be extremely complex and demanding, deciding where to live in retirement is one of the biggest decisions you must make, since it carries both financial and lifestyle implications.
