Tag Archive: Retirement Planning

Survey Shows Recession’s Impact on Retirement Planning and Workplace Attitudes

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A new survey from Robert Half shows that 46% of the respondents have made changes to their retirement planning.  Specifically, the respondents have decided to put off their retirement date because of the recent recession.   The good news is that 30% of the respondents are now saving more for retirement.  Here are some of [...]

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Are You Prepared For Your Retirement?

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When someone says the word retirement, what thoughts come to mind? Is it the freedom to travel? Is it thinking of a time in the future where you can pursue your personal interests and hobbies? Or, maybe you haven’t given it much thought yet because retirement seems so out of reach.  [...]

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Fixed Annuities

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Fixed Annuities
Yesterday, I discussed fixed income funds and fixed income basics.   Continuing with the same theme of preparing for retirement and considering how to create a sustainable fixed income stream, I am going to discuss fixed annuities today.  When used properly, fixed annuities can be a very useful tool to help meet  your current or [...]

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