retirement budgeting

Retirees in America are increasingly behaving like 30-year-olds when it comes to investing, with a growing number choosing to keep a significant portion of their portfolios in stocks, The Wall Street Journal reports. Investment Shift Contrary to the traditional advice of shifting from stocks to...

What are your retirement goals? Picking up a new hobby? Spending time with grandchildren? Taking the globe by storm and going on extended vacations you never had time for before? Summering in Maine and wintering in Florida? However you plan to reshape your life once you retire, if you plan on...

As it's been said countless times, even the smallest savings can have a significant impact over an extended period of time. Whether it's putting aside a dollar a day and investing that $30 once a month or cutting costs throughout your budget, the little efforts will pay off. With the correct...

Most Americans will experience a psychological event sometime between their late thirties and late fifties where, due to both physical/mental changes and environmental transitions, a sense of instability or unrest settles in. Unaffectionately called the "Midlife Crisis," this phenomenon...

Regardless of where you are in the personal retirement budgeting journey, one thing remains constant: You have an incalculable amount of control over how your retirement years play out. Whether you are looking to spend the years after your 65th birthday in "traditional" retirement...

So, you've been saving for retirement throughout your employment years, taken advantage of matching programs, have a healthy and robust 401(k) or Roth IRA, and feel confident that you will be prepared when your traditional income ceases. You've considered the changing expenses you may...