Nov 18 Why Baby Boomers Are Making the Wrong Social Security Moves By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Boomers don't make the right decisions about collecting Social Security because the present often takes precedence over the future. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Leenata Bankhele. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his… Continue reading
Nov 18 Dow breaks new record BREAKING: Dow Jones industrial average hits 16,000 for first time, Standard & Poor's 500 hits 1,800.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 18, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 15 For 20-somethings, retirement may be further away than they realize Flickr user Clint McMahon] If you're in your 20s and you haven't thought seriously about retirement, you're not alone. But chances are, retirement is farther off than you're planning for, anyway. The international insurer Aegon… Continue reading
Nov 15 JPMorgan reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors BREAKING: JPMorgan reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors on mortgage-backed securities.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 15 What the Founding Fathers believed: Stock ownership for all Citizen ownership, often demonized as "socialist," has a pedigree dating to the American Revolution. "Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States," oil on canvas by Howard Chandler Christy, 1940, via Wikipedia Commons. Paul Solman: "Using… Continue reading
Nov 15 What the Founding Fathers Believed: Stock Ownership for All Richard B. Freeman and Joseph R. Blasi Citizen ownership, often demonized as "socialist," has a pedigree dating to the American Revolution. "Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States," oil on canvas by Howard Chandler Christy, 1940,… Continue reading
Nov 14 Folly of the Fed: Why Janet Yellen may be a dangerous choice Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, but is her defense of the Fed's quantitative easing policy disingenuous because she's not valuing the market the right way? Photo courtesy of Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Janet… Continue reading
Nov 14 Folly of the Fed: Why Janet Yellen May Be a Dangerous Choice Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, but is her defense of the Fed's quantitative easing policy disingenuous because she's not valuing the market the right way? Photo courtesy of Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Editor's Note: Janet… Continue reading
Nov 14 Janet Yellen faces Senate confirmation hearing .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } PBS NewsHour will… Continue reading
Nov 13 What if you outlive your savings? How to close the retirement income gap One of the biggest threats to retired folks is that they will outlive their savings and Social Security won't be enough to carry them over. Lew Mandell explains the best ways to close the gap between what you have and… Continue reading