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The magic of time Here's a hypothetical scenario that puts things into perspective: Say 22- year-old Bob makes $60,000 a year and retires at 65. Assuming he consistently makes that 12% monthly contribution of $600 and earns a hypothetical 5% rate of return, he'll end up with $1,057,228 at retirement. Sally, however, contributes $1,000 a month at the same…

A survey released last month by AARP puts the sobering facts into perspective. The gloomy outlook raises red flags both for America’ s seniors and states like Florida that have long sold themselves as retirement havens. The figure of 1 in 5 adults over age 50 with no retirement savings came from interviews completed with more than 8,000 people, the AARP said.

US stock markets set new records in New York following the publication of the inflation data, as hopes rose that the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates in the coming months. The annual consumer price index came in at 3.4 percent in April, down 0.1 percentage point from March, the Labor Department said in a statement. This was in line with the median…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that "it may take longer than expected" for high interest rates to lower inflation and gave no hint that a recently slowing labor market could mean earlier rate cuts. "We'll need to be patient and let restrictive policy do its work," Powell said during a session at a Foreign Bankers Association meeting in Amsterdam.

Social Security– Many people don't realize they may have to pay taxes on their Social Security benefits. You'll want to check with your tax advisor to determine whether your income reaches the threshold where your Social Security benefits will be taxed. The Social Security Administration will not automatically take out taxes from your monthly checks— to have…

High interest rates haven't crashed the financial system, set off a wave of bankruptcies or caused the recession that many economists feared. Monthly interest expenses have soared since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates two years ago. "It's crazy," said Ora Dorsey, a 43- year-old Army veteran in Clarksville, Tennessee.

As economic ambiguity and inflation heighten investors’ retirement concerns, Americans are coming to terms with a difficult reality: their retirement prospects are more uncertain than they anticipated, and their inability to know what to expect in the future is throwing their plans into flux. 

My husband, Jay, retired 6 years ago when he turned 65. I spoke with a representative at the Social Security office and asked if Jay would receive a penalty for delaying enrollment in Part B. The rep said he would not but that Jay will need to provide evidence that he has been enrolled in my employer health insurance. I have good news for you because the Social Security…

Finances were a more impactful driver for workers’ stress levels than their jobs, their personal relationships, current events, their health or even their safety.

President Biden and former president Donald Trump don't agree on much, but both have pledged not to touch Social Security benefits. Social Security has a broadly progressive impact on income distribution: The bottom half of earners rely on it to stay out of poverty in retirement. Social Security will be insolvent by 2035 and Medicare's Hospital Insurance…

The majority of Americans (74.7%) agree that it’s important for advisors to demonstrate emotional intelligence both with their clients and themselves.

ANOTHER VIEW| TAMPA BAY TIMES. Low savings, longer lives and a rickety safety net are combining to present new challenges, especially in Florida. A survey released last month by AARP puts the sobering facts into perspective.

Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin, chief executive of Citadel, has carved out a legendary status for himself in the finance industry. So when Griffin talks, people listen, and he had some things to say about Federal Reserve policy on May 6. What's ahead for the Federal Reserve?

A recent oft-quoted survey from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance tried to boil the results down to one number, and it is $1.46 million, up“ a whopping 53% from the $951,000 target Americans reported in 2020.”. Obviously, the survey result number is much higher than the median or mean amount of money held in a retirement account, according to the Federal Reserve.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 8– Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, a provider of retirement solutions, including fixed and variable annuities and life insurance for individuals, issued the following news release:. Americans' view of retirement is shifting as nearly half of Americans think about retirement as a slow transition away from full-time work…