Retirement continued

Most retirement funds are run with the wrong strategy. People then retire poorer than they need to. Here is the correct approach.... keep reading

If you want to buy a Swiss annuity, it isn't as easy as it was five years ago. The U.S. government has made it much harder for Swiss companies to sell annuities here. But there are still ways to buy if you know what to ask for . . . and how to ask.... keep reading

How much time have you put into planning for your retirement? Ten hours a year? Probably not. I have been thinking about mine since 1959. That was when I decided not to retire. Here are the basics, if you are an American.... keep reading

Alan Greenspan's term of office ends on January 31, 2006. His retirement portfolio is fully funded. His wife is a prime-time TV network news reporter. He can get a typical worker's annual income by giving one speech. You are probably not doing equally well. Find out how well with this test.... keep reading

This amazing statistic has not been given enough publicity. If you are counting on a private pension to supplement Social Security, you are skating on thin ice. You must re-think your plans.... keep reading

You must take steps to create an alternative income stream. The pension you count on is like the wind. Consider these case histories. Then ask yourself these six questions.... keep reading

President Bush's failure to get his Social Security proposal passed has killed it, probably forever. Now the grim statistical reality is creeping up on the under-55 set. The government will take care of low-income workers first. The big losers: workers who made high salaries, were taxed highest, and who will get stiffed.... keep reading

For any single person under age 25, here is the opportunity of a lifetime. For a retired person, I see the same, though only for a couple of years: an adventure of a lifetime. Here are the details on how you can actually do this.... keep reading

This is the most forthright warning on the fiscal consequences of the Social Security/Medicare welfare programs that any high-level U.S. government official has issued. This year is the 70th anniversary of the Social Security Act.... keep reading

Here is what "Rich Dad" said about retirement in America. Does it apply to you?... keep reading

With the rising popularity of bankruptcy as a legal way for corporations to shed expensive retirement programs, the retired person needs to keep his options open. Here is a good way to do this.... keep reading

John Mauldin, my former business manager, offers a terrific report on why the pension shortfall will be in the hundreds of billions. He begins with corporate pensions.... keep reading

A last will & testament will put your estate in probate. A revocable trust will keep it out of probate. You can have a lawyer draw up a revocable trust. The point is, once it's in force, you can send him away.... keep reading

Is the FED's concern about the housing bubble reflected by its current monetary policy, and if it is, then what does this say about immediate future of stocks and bonds?... keep reading

Rule #1 is being broken, or has been broken, by almost all Americans. You are probably one of them. Yet officially, the bureaucrats at Social Security tell you not to break it.... keep reading

This investment strategy is considered radical. The conventional wisdom regarding retirement specifically repudiates it as too risky. The conventional wisdom is wrong. Not adopting this strategy is far more risky.... keep reading