Mar 15, 2015 by Chuck SalettaWhat Happens to Your Retirement Money When You Die?You can't take it with you -- but some types of accounts are better than others in letting you choose where you leave it behind.
Mar 9, 2015 by Chuck SalettaWhy Your Retirement Will Cost More Than You ThinkHealthcare costs and other costs of aging are likely to eat into what you save by no longer working.
Mar 7, 2015 by Chuck SalettaWhy You Must Plan to Retire Before You Turn 80Even if you want to keep working, you should have a plan that lets you retire sooner.
Mar 4, 2015 by Chuck SalettaHow Does Social Security Fit Into Your Retirement Plan?Social Security interacts with many of the other parts of a typical retirement plan. Be sure to understand if you'll be affected -- and how.
Mar 1, 2015 by Chuck SalettaWhat Can You Learn From Someone Able to Retire in His 30s?Even if you don't plan to retire incredibly early in life, making retirement funding a priority early can make a huge difference in the rest of your financial life.
Feb 28, 2015 by Chuck SalettaWhat Happens to Your Social Security if the Trust Funds Empty?The lead options are: Full benefits are paid on a delayed schedule or partial benefits are paid on time.
Feb 27, 2015 by Chuck SalettaTurn Your $3,500 Tax Refund Into $10,000 for Your RetirementIt was your money to begin with. Put it to use for you instead of for Uncle Sam.
Feb 21, 2015 by Chuck SalettaCan You Go From $0 to Retired in 20 Years or Less?With fewer than 20 years to build your nest egg, it starts to get difficult.
Feb 15, 2015 by Chuck SalettaFund Your Retirement FirstIt's likely the biggest financial priority you'll have that can't be easily financed.
Feb 15, 2015 by Chuck SalettaCould This Be a Low-Cost Fix for Social Security?Letting Social Security invest like a well-managed traditional pension plan would likely take substantial pressure off the program's finances.
Feb 14, 2015 by Chuck SalettaSocial Security: The Congressional Budget Office Hints at Bigger Problems to ComeThere's a more than $500 billion difference of opinion between the Social Security Trustees and the Congressional Budget Office when it comes to predicting Social Security's future.
Feb 7, 2015 by Chuck SalettaHelp Your Kids Retire As MillionairesIf you've got money and they've got time, those two things can work wonders together.
Feb 6, 2015 by Chuck SalettaSo You're Retired. Now What?Find creative ways to fill your days with the priorities that matter to you the most, within the constraints of your available resources.
Jan 31, 2015 by Chuck SalettaProtect Yourself Against a Forced Early RetirementSave as though your retirement will happen sooner than you'd like.
Jan 30, 2015 by Chuck SalettaCan You Actually Have Too Much in Your 401(k) and IRA?Once you do, there are good reasons to start adjusting your investing strategy accordingly.
Jan 25, 2015 by Chuck SalettaWhy the Real Social Security Crisis Will Start in 2020Social Security will start actively pulling money out of its trust funds in 2020.
Jan 24, 2015 by Chuck Saletta3 Reasons Social Security Won't Cover Your RetirementIt's not designed to, its trust funds are running out of money, and demographics are shifting against its funding model.
Jan 24, 2015 by Chuck SalettaWhy Many Americans Never Expect to RetireLife gets in the way of investing.
Jan 17, 2015 by Chuck SalettaHow to Invest When You're RetiredRetirees have different needs from their investments than they did when working. Invest accordingly.
Jan 17, 2015 by Chuck SalettaHow Dividend Stocks Can Help You RetireDividend-paying stocks can play an important role in your retirement -- particularly if you learn to listen to what they're telling you.