If you ask any financial advisor when to start saving for retirement, their answer would likely be simple: Now. It’s certainly not easy prioritizing investing for retirement. If you’re in your 20s or 30s, you might have student loans or other goals that seem more “immediate,” such as a down payment on a house or …
Question: Dear Steve, Last year we put our house, which is paid for, on the market, expecting it to sell quickly and purchase another house with a mortgage. Our realtors lower the price by $75k to sell it, but we feel that won’t give enough to invest for our retirement. Would we be better off …
Money talks. And student debt proves you’ve made a massive investment in your career. While most people want to pay student loans off as quickly as possible, it can actually be smart to take a little longer to do so and start saving for retirement sooner. Sure, retirement isn’t a trendy topic at happy hour. …
Here is a question I answered for someone over on another site. They were asking about how to prepare for retirement. If you think I got the answer right, please give it a thumbs up on Quora. Read Steve Rhode's answer to How is your retirement preparation paying off? on Quora
For many Americans, saving for retirement is a luxury they simply cannot afford right now. Although investing for the future is essential, COVID-19 has left millions across the U.S. concerned more about the present as they struggle to cope with record unemployment and unprecedented economic uncertainty. In the second annual FinanceBuzz retirement survey, we look …
Americans have always struggled to save. Many live paycheck to paycheck, on the very edge of financial security. Historically, that savings shortfall has been all the more dramatic when it comes to saving for retirement. But with the coronavirus pandemic and the havoc it has wrought on the economy, that retirement savings gap may worsen. Beyond …
Data is increasingly showing that many Americans, even those in their 50s, have saved little for their retirement. According to research by the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, among households headed by adults ages 50 to 55, the median retirement savings is only $8,000, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Lack of retirement funds is all …
When the Great Recession hit, it hit hard. Americans experienced job loss, foreclosures, a sharp rise in student loan defaults and high consumer debt. The recession also taught us plenty of important lessons. We asked 8 personal finance experts on their main financial takeaways on the past decade. Here’s what they had to say: Image Credit: Nattakorn …
Contributing author Richard Fossey recently wrote about how badly retirement is going to treat Baby Boomers. His post The Baby Boomers are Toast: Massive Suffering is Right Around the Corner says, “And many of my contemporaries are frightened. One-third of senior Americans live entirely on Social Security, and the average payout is only $1,220 a …
Question: Dear Steve, I am 72 years old living on S.S. $1000, and Medicare, live alone, rent $600), pay utilities-electric- car insurance-two credit cards ($7000), package deal on TV, landline, Internet $96 (thinking about going to antenna for TV since I only get limited basic now?) Had breast cancer diagnoses in 2017. Running out of …