Retirement: Getting Started
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In GETTING STARTED, you'll find video reports, articles, and resources about financial issues you need to consider as you prepare for and begin the earliest stages of retirement.
NBR's year-long "Get Your Finances Ready for Retirement" series brings soon-to-be and recent retirees the information they need to make their finances last through their retirement years.
FROM THE U.S. News & World Report ARCHIVE:
5 Mistakes That Will Sink Your Retirement
At 60, Diane Fuchs knows a little bit about investing for retirement. The Washington, D.C.-based...
Your Retirement Calculators May Be Way Off
If you have calculated how much money you will need for retirement, you are well ahead of the game. Only...
Taking Social Security Too Soon Can Cost You
The first baby boomers are turning 62 this year, the magical age at which you can begin to lay...
EXTERNAL LINKS:
Who is Ready for Retirement, How Ready, and How Can We Know?
Research report on retirement saving from the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Factors that May Affect Your Retirement Benefits
A retirement planner feature from the Social Security Administration.
How Economic Security Changes During Retirement
A study on the projected wealth and income of retirees from the Urban Institute.
Choose to Save
A public education and outreach program dedicated to financial education.
Saving for Retirement in America (PDF)
A summary from the 2008 Retirement Confidence Survey highlighting how most workers underestimate
their retirement needs.
*These external links take you off the NBR website on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.
Report: When to Retire?
May 26, 2008
Adjusting your retirement date could result in bigger benefits.
Transcript | Video | Podcast
Interview: Social Security
May 26, 2008
Susie Gharib asks Alicia Munnell and Kerry Hannon about the latest data on Social Security.
Transcript | Companion Article | Video | Podcast
Interview: Replacement Income
May 26, 2008
*Extended Version of Interview (9:34)
Paul Kangas asks Cecil Hemingway and Laurence Kotlikoff about retirement income and ratios.
Transcript | Video | Podcast
How Much Do You Need to Retire?
May 19, 2008
Consider your retirement budget and whether or not you'll have the income to cover it.
Transcript | Companion Article | Video | Podcast
Your Retirement Lifestyle
May 12, 2008
Thinking about your retirement lifestyle is a good first step toward putting together a financial plan.
Transcript | Video | Podcast
