Do You Know What You’re Owed?
The Social Security Administration makes it easy to check your projected Social Security benefits. If you haven’t signed up yet for your http://www.ssa.gov/myaccount , what are you waiting for – there’s no time like the present!
Are You Delaying Your Own Retirement to Help Out Your Kids?
You may want to help your kids pay for things like cars and weddings, but it’s really not a great idea to delay your own retirement in order to do so. Read more.
How Are You Doing vs Your Peers…
…when it comes to retirement savings? Click here to learn how your retirement savings stack up compared to your peers of the same age, and how can you improve.
Retiring the Notion of Retirement
Seems that aging presidential candidates aren’t the only seniors who don’t see the need to pack it in anytime soon. Read more here.
5 Key “To Do’s” To Take Care of Before Retiring
Besides putting together a long-term financial plan well before you hit retirement age, check out this useful guide of 5 key “to do’s” to address before retiring.
Tips for Handling Market Volatility
Have you ever noticed that when your funds have been doing poorly, you experience a more intense level of displeasure compared to the level of pleasure you feel when they are doing better? Don’t worry – you’re not alone! This is a psychological effect known as loss aversion, and it’s believed to be hard-wired into our brains.
The best way to respond to these emotional swings is to try to take emotion out of the equation altogether. Historically, over long periods, markets have moved up, though not in a straight line. It’s that long historic sweep that you should focus on, not short-term movements.
You should also pay attention to the things you can control in investing and ignore what you cannot change. Click here for a few tips to keep in mind.
