The Retirement Primer - 2024 Recap

The Retirement Primer - 2024 Recap

Retirement planning is essential for ensuring financial security and peace of mind in your later years. It involves setting clear goals, assessing your current financial situation, and creating a strategy to save and invest wisely. Key components include understanding your retirement needs, maximizing contributions to retirement

Retirement Primer: All You Need to Know About Pensions

Retirement Primer: All You Need to Know About Pensions

One great way to plan for retirement is through a pension. A pension provides a source of income after you retire, helping to ensure financial stability when you’re no longer employed. However, pensions can be complicated, so it’s important to understand how they operate and factors to consider for your

Retirement Primer: Things to Know About Trust Funds

Retirement Primer: Things to Know About Trust Funds

While most people think about wills when they think about estate planning, a will is only one part of establishing a plan for your estate. 

A will is a contract between you and your heirs that is enforced by the state. It does the job, but it’s far from perfect. First, the will has to go through a

Retirement Primer: All You Need to Know About SEP IRAs

Retirement Primer: All You Need to Know About SEP IRAs

With so many retirement account options, some of them can go unnoticed and underappreciated. One of these is the Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan, most commonly utilized as a SEP IRA, or individual retirement account. Let’s take a look at these retirement plans and how they work as well as the pros

What Changes Are Taking Place for Retirement Plans in 2024?

What Changes Are Taking Place for Retirement Plans in 2024?

Q:  What kind of changes can I expect for my retirement accounts and plans in 2024?

A: There are several changes taking place for retirement plans in 2024 and it’s wise to keep up with these

Retirement Primer: All You Need to Know About Roth IRAs

Retirement Primer: All You Need to Know About Roth IRAs

A Roth IRA is a popular alternative to the traditional IRA. With a few small but significant changes to its structure, the Roth IRA offers account holders a uniquely powerful tool for retirement savings. Here’s what you need to know about Roth IRAs and how to manage

Retirement Primer: 5 Tips for a Successful Single Retirement

The Retirement Primer: 5 Tips for a Successful Single Retirement

Preparing for retirement is a major life event that requires decades of planning. Retiring alone can be even more daunting because you’ll need to take specific steps to ensure you’re ready to leave the workforce and to live out your years on your own

12 Steps to Financial Wellness - Step 10: Plan for Retirement

12 Steps to Financial Wellness - Step 10: Plan for Retirement

Now that you’ve learned how to indulge responsibly and are mindful of your credit score, it’s time to start planning for retirement. This is true no matter your stage of life.

It’s never too early – or too late – to start planning for your retirement. However, like all long-term savings goals,

Save to Retire - America Saves Week 2021

Save to Retire - America Saves Week 2021

Many of us have thought about retirement. You may already be saving for it, which is excellent.

But have you thought about HOW you want to retire? More specifically, have you thought about what it will take to continue to live the lifestyle you have or the lifestyle you want once you retire?

Today is Save to Retire