Retirement

The real retirement age

According to Marketwatch, it’s not 62, 65, or even 67.  It’s 70: An informal survey of staff at the Center for Retirement Research asking “What is the current retirement age for Social Security?” produced a range of responses. About half… Read More ›

They still want your money.

The U.S. Senate is working overtime to change your 401k and other retirement plans. The US Senate has retirement on the brain, and it’s not because the average age of the legislative body is 64. A group of new bills that… Read More ›

Trumping Obama

In his 2014 State of the Union speech, President Obama announced the creation of the MyRA.  Let’s do more to help Americans save for retirement. Today, most workers don’t have a pension. A Social Security check often isn’t enough on… Read More ›

Kiss your pension fund goodbye

As reported by Martin Armstrong, the Supreme Court has opened the door to government seizure of IRAs, 401ks, and other retirement accounts: The amount in private pension funds is about $19.4 trillion. The question that has been debated in secret… Read More ›