Category: Retirement

  • Retirement risk concerns out of order

    By Joel Dresang It turns out we generally misplace priorities when assessing what to expect in retirement. […]

  • Rust in retirement can affect finances

    By Joel Dresang When we retire, we leave behind more than a job, more than a desk chair indelibly contoured to our proportions, more than a cadre of 9-to-5 companions. It turns out many of us leave a bit of our minds. “Retiring is associated with increased risk of cognitive decline,” says a report from…

  • How part of portfolio can act as pension

    By Joel Dresang I am part of a vanishing class of workers with so-called defined-benefit plans—company-funded accounts guaranteeing set monthly payments in retirement. There used to be more of us. My pension is from a former employer. In my age group, 1 in 10 households has a pension. That’s down from more than 6 in…

  • Having the confidence to retire

    To have confidence to retire, have a plan, assess your resources and allocate them for both growth and short-term security, Art Rothschild advises in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]