Jul

31

Fidelity Research Institute On Boomer Retirement Savings

Posted by cameron

July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Fidelity Research Institute is an organization funded by Fidelity Investments. According to the Institute boomers have a median household retirement savings of $45,000 in their 2007 report on America’s retirement readiness. It would be easy to say that boomers are far from ready with half being below $45000 and half being above that in […]

Jul

29

The Stock Market Drop – S&P P/E Ratio

Posted by cameron

July 29, 2007 | 2 Comments

The news has been full of the stock market drop this past week and billions of dollars was withdrawn from mutual funds on Thursday and Friday. Buyers moved to the sidelines leaving only sellers to move markets. When that happens the only way is down. Having scanned the Internet sites for professional opinions you can […]

Jul

27

Finding Satisfying Volunteer Work

Posted by maureen

July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Many retirees and early retirees realize that they would like to volunteer as a way to replace the purpose and social interaction they had on the job but don’t know how to go about it. Indeed according to a recent study by Volunteer Match found that 63% of people 55 or older express […]

Jul

26

Boomers and Future Investment Directions

Posted by cameron

July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The guessing game began some time ago; what will the boomers do with their investments? We have been saving for decades, at least some of us have. Saving into the stock market through various means including 401Ks. According to the tax rules Catch-up savings means that a higher percentage of income can be saved at […]

Jul

25

Tesla Roadster - The Electric Car with Pizzazz

Posted by maureen

July 25, 2007 | 2 Comments

Middle age crazy? Feel the need for speed but are environmentally conscious? Empty nester with money to burn? Look no further!

The Tesla Roadster
Rolling off the assembly line in October is Tesla Motors, Inc green vehicle, the Tesla Roadster that can rocket from 0 to 60 in four seconds. Not bad for an electric […]

Jul

24

Life Insurance Cash Out

Posted by cameron

July 24, 2007 | 2 Comments

Baby Boomers with Life Insurance Cash Out value are the targets of some businesses that want to buy you out. The value proposition goes like this: if you own a life insurance policy that has a cash out value they will buy it from you for a sum greater than the cash out value. That […]

Jul

22

Ode to the Woes (of modern medicine)

Posted by maureen

July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

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Jul

20

Those Lucky Empty Nesters!

Posted by maureen

July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Being an empty nester brings a whole new mind set : there are somethings you should know, somethings you should avoid and somethings you should embrace:
Whenever you get teary eyed or nostalgic and miss the kids just remember:
The cost of raising a child in 2007 is $658,582
For the academic year 2006-7, the average cost of […]

Jul

19

Long-Term Care Annuities

Posted by cameron

July 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I was interested to read about new retirement products emerging in the world of annuities and long-term care. Daisy Maxey just wrote an article on the subject in Barron’s Weekly financial newspaper. A typical annuity pays a monthly sum in return for a substantial upfront payment. This may be perfectly fine until life deals you […]

Jul

18

Exercise And Health Issues

Posted by cameron

July 18, 2007 | 1 Comment

I am a former Certified Personal Trainer with the American Council On Exercise (ACE). In an earlier post I discussed Cholesterol and linked to ACE’s segment which discussed the impact of exercise and what kind of exercise to focus on. That post has been popular so I decided to provide a series of links related […]

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