Retirement

Americans Worried They'll Mess Up Retirement Income Planning, Almost Half Fear Living Too Frugally

Using Retirement Funds For Home Repairs After A Disaster: What Retirees Should Know

How Much Money Does It Take To Feel Rich In 2024? Benzinga Poll Reveals The Millionaire Sweet Spot

Using Retirement Funds For Home Repairs After A Disaster: What Retirees Should Know

How Much Money Does It Take To Feel Rich In 2024? Benzinga Poll Reveals The Millionaire Sweet Spot

Advisors Say They Cover Key Retirement Topics, But Clients Disagree — New Research Highlights The Disconnect

Bill Gates Says Retirement 'Sounds Awful,' How Warren Buffett Inspires Billionaire To Keep Working

Advisors Say They Cover Key Retirement Topics, But Clients Disagree — New Research Highlights The Disconnect

Bill Gates Says Retirement 'Sounds Awful,' How Warren Buffett Inspires Billionaire To Keep Working

Should Retirees Consider Shifting To Lower-Risk Investments?

How Does A 10-Year Bitcoin Investment Stack Up Against A 21-Year Student Loan? Here's What The Math Says

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Ready To Retire On A Single Magnificent 7 Stock? Poll Reveals Top Pick —And It's Not Apple

Benzinga readers pick their favorite Magnificent 7 stock for retirement.

Half Of Pre-Retirees Worried About Running Out Of Money, Plan To Retire Early Anyway

Survey shows pre-retirees' paradox: 50% worry about outliving assets, yet 43% plan to claim Social Security early. Education and planning needed.

Four Steps To Secure Your Retirement Income

Note: This is part three of a three-part series that takes a look at planning for retirement during the “fragile decade” — the five years before you retire plus the first five years of your retirement. Part one is In Retirement Planning, Consider the Entire Journey.

Government To Match Retirement Savings For Millions Of Workers, Opening New Opportunities For Financial Advisors

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 will create the Saver's Match program in 2027, offering up to $1,000 at a rate of 50 cents per dollar contributed, to improve low-income workers' retirement savings. Challenges include implementation and awareness.

Retirement Confidence Rises As Inflation, Household Concerns Ease: Charles Schwab Survey Shows Workers Need To Save Up This Amount

Survey shows improved economic sentiment among workers despite mixed signals in labor market. Inflation and market volatility concerns have lessened.

Andy Murray To Retire After 2024 Paris Olympics, Marking End Of An Illustrious Tennis Career

Murray made history as the first male tennis player to secure two Olympic singles titles.

In Retirement Planning, Consider The Entire Journey

Note: This is part one of a three-part series that takes a look at planning for retirement during the “fragile decade.” The fragile decade is the wonderfully exhilarating time that spans the last five years of working and the first five years of retirement. It’s also the period that could blow up your whole retirement plan.

Record Percentage Of The Population Own Stock Portfolios Worth More Than $500,000

Americans have gained substantial wealth since the pandemic, with 30% owning stock portfolios worth over $500,000. Housing costs have also risen.

How Does Inflation Impact Retirement?

Though the rate of inflation has decreased over the past two years from a high of 9%, many consumers are still worried about rising prices. This is especially true for retirees, who don’t have the ability to earn more money and offset an increased cost of living.

Retirement Income Solutions Gain Traction: 90% Of Clients Seeking Options, Study Finds

PIMCO's 2024 Defined Contribution (DC) Consulting Study shows that 90% of institutional clients demand retirement income solutions, a 21% increase from 2023.

Dream Retirement: Finding Your Perfect Paradise At Home Or Abroad

Are Boomers Crashing The Economy Or Saving It? Why Investors Are Perplexed And What You Can Do To Prepare

Mass retirement of boomers could have major economic impact. Experts anticipate both risks and opportunities from the largest wealth transfer in history.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Dishes On Hot Retirement Offerings: 'Economics Of The Offer Are Irresistible To Pass Up'

On Friday, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev unveiled the company's retirement offerings in a Yahoo Finance interview.

Federal Reserve Dismisses Rate Hike Fears, Labor Market Cools, Apple Lures Investors With Record-Breaking Buyback: This Week In The Market

The stock market breathed a sigh of relief as Fed Chair Jerome Powell eased fears of interest rate hikes amid recent inflation surprises.

Any Business Owner Needs To Know These 6 Steps Before Transitioning To Retirement

As a business owner, much of your wealth may be tied up in your business. This creates a unique scenario when transitioning to retirement. Consider these 6 steps to help: 1. Goal setting

Where You Should Put Your Money (And When)

One of the biggest problems people have when it comes to money is figuring out what to do with it and when. Should you save up an emergency fund or pay off your debt first? Should you max out your 401(k) or invest more into your taxable brokerage account? Is it better to pay off your home early or invest your excess savings in stocks?

Larry Fink Warns Of US Retirement Crisis In BlackRock's Annual Letter: 'You Are On Your Own'

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink highlights the urgency of addressing the global retirement crisis, stressing the need for reform and investment in long-term goals.

Retirement Crisis Faces Government And Corporate Pensions

By Lance Roberts It is long past the time that we face the fact that “Social Security” is facing a retirement crisis. In June 2022, we touched on this issue, discussing the stark realities confronting Social Security.

Financial Guru Dave Ramsey Says Saving Money To 'Quit The Job You Hate' Is 'A Bad Life Plan'

Ramsey, a voice of authority in personal finance, took to X, formerly Twitter, to express his concerns about the current retirement paradigm in the United States.

Early Retiree Millionaire Re-Joined The Workforce: Here's Why And Her New Non-Negotiables For Work-Life Balance

Allison Esposito Medina's dream of early retirement after selling her company turned out to be short-lived, leading her to start a new business with a focus on work-life balance.

The Most Overrated Things In Personal Finance

In the world of personal finance, we are constantly bombarded with messages about the “one thing” that could significantly improve our financial lives. Whether it be a particular kind of investment, a novel mindset, or the latest money-saving technique, there’s no shortage of ideas on how to get ahead.

Retirement Savers Are Piling Into Stocks. Is That A Good Idea?

By Lance Roberts As the financial markets grind higher, retirement savers have consciously decided to add more to equity risk. Such was the result of a recent Bloomberg survey.

Can You Retire At 30 With $10 Million?

Last week on Twitter/X, there was a big debate around whether it was possible to retire with $10 million. It all started when Twitter user Zay Capital (@cap_zay) tweeted: