Step aside, Florida. New Mexico is the new top retirement destination. Those were the findings from a survey by United Van Lines. The relocation company polled 26,998 of its customers who moved last year, through Nov. 30, 2018. Among those who moved to New Mexico, 42% said they did so because of retirement, making the Land of Enchantment a top destination….
Pros and Cons of Post-Retirement Work
As more baby boomers reach the typical retirement age in good health, the very notion of a “typical retirement age” is becoming harder to pin down. In fact, the percentage of those aged 65 and older in the workforce has grown by 117% over the last two decades, a trend that’s set to continue for the foreseeable future….
America’s Biggest Money Regrets
As crooner Frank Sinatra once said, “Regrets, I’ve had a few….” In Sinatra’s case, however, they were too few to mention, and inevitably he was satisfied that he had lived a life “his way.” If only all of us could live with Frank’s conviction. Unfortunately some decisions, especially those that have to deal with money, can often be decisions we look back on with regret….
Still Behind, But Improving
oday, American households headed by individuals between the ages of 35 and 64 are running $3.83 trillion short of the amount they need to safely carry them through their post-working life, according to new data by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. However, the last time EBRI ran the numbers, in 2014, those families were $4.44 trillion behind. So in a “glass half full” kind of way, that can be considered a significant improvement….