Tag: 401K

  • Seventeen Startling Facts That Sum Up Women’s Retirement Risks

    [box]New Report from TCRS Highlights Women’s Challenges and the Urgent Need for Action In Recognition of National Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day[/box] Today, nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (TCRS) has released a new research report, Seventeen Facts About Women’s Retirement Outlook, which sheds light on vulnerabilities unique to women in their efforts…

  • How Financial Advisors And Clients Both Miss Out On A Significant Opportunity

    Imagine a person who has invested a hefty sum of money and is in dire need of assistance managing that investment. And imagine that person’s financial advisor saying he or she can do little or nothing to help. For many Americans who are saving for retirement, that scenario is a reality. “A huge chunk of…

  • Little Or No Retirement Savings? Here Are 5 Tips That Can Help

    Most Americans know they need to save more for retirement. But most Americans aren’t doing it. Just how bad off are some of them? A study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that about half of households 55 and older had no retirement savings at all. Clearly, many Americans could be headed for retirement…

  • If You Can’t Export It, You Don’t Own It.

    Export your 401k/ IRA – Trade Risk for Security Offshore Presently, the US has created a level of debt that exceeds anything the world has ever seen. Extreme debt in 1929 resulted in a market crash. The present level of debt is far higher than in 1929. The wise investor will, of course, diversify, assuring…

  • 3 Tips To Help You Navigate The Treacherous 401(k) Waters

    A 401(k) is the primary retirement-savings vehicle for many Americans. But despite the 401(k)’s importance, the average participant’s only investment strategy is to plow money into the accounts – then do nothing. They rarely if ever make changes to the investment selections their plans offer. “I’ve known people who had the money in the same…

  • Investor Sentiment Survey Report

    Investor Sentiment Jumps Six Points in 2016’s Second Quarter, Following Three Quarterly Declines BOSTON, July 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Investor sentiment increased in the second quarter of 2016 as measured by the John Hancock Investor Sentiment Index, rising to +25 from +19 in the first quarter of this year. Sentiment had reached an all-time high of…

  • International Retirement Plan

    How many people have enough savings for retirement now? Today’s statistic is that a person over age 50 who loses his job will have a 90% chance of not finding another one. Everyone needs a retirement plan because no-one knows when an industry shift, or economic downturn could effect your career and your life, in…

  • My “Flippín” House?

    Tax Strategies to Reduce Taxation and Build Wealth for House Flippers I seem to be perpetually out to lunch. When I step on the scale too, this point is further confirmed. I do not know why I have waited so long to write an article for the benefit of real estate investors who “flip” houses.…

  • What Story Are Your Investments Telling?

    “I didn’t really know anything about 401K’s or investing until I got my first job. And then, you know, it took me a year to even start doing the maximum matching funds. I mean, growing up, my Dad maybe messed around on the stock market, but he didn’t really teach me about it. It’s jut…