Will Your Retirement Go as Planned?
When fantasizing about your retirement, you should know that it probably won't go as you expect—monetarily and in every other way.
A full, happy, comfortable retirement is where so many WCIers have been aiming since they began working. The main questions: what’s the best way to get there, and once you arrive, how do you begin to live and fund your new life?
When fantasizing about your retirement, you should know that it probably won't go as you expect—monetarily and in every other way.
We asked 15 questions to determine how those who have retired got there. So far, nearly 100 people have responded. Here's what they said.
A wide-ranging and insightful conversation with Morningstar's Christine Benz, where we discuss her annual retirement income research, the realities of spending in retirement, and the challenge many retirees face in giving themselves permission to spend.
Every month, I see data indicating that many regular doctors really don't save all that much for retirement. Here are some actual numbers.
One-quarter of doctors in their 60s are not even millionaires. That is a huge failure. Here's how to prevent that from happening to you.
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The Trinity Study was key in determining that you can't spend 10% of your portfolio each year and expect it to last. How much can you spend?
Are you afraid of running out of money in retirement? Use these strategies to ensure this does not happen to you.
Our goal was never to hit our financially independent number and then immediately retire. So, we decided to work for One More Year.
We asked 15 questions to determine how those who have retired got there. So far, dozens of readers have responded. Here's what they said.
Some people think that doing a locum constitutes “work," meaning you can't really consider yourself retired. Here's my pushback on that.
How can you wait until age 70 for Social Security but still spend more in the years before then? Here are some ideas to try.
Determining how to decumulate your nest egg in retirement is one of the hardest tasks in finance. Is the 4% rule still a good guideline?
Per the 4% guideline, you can spend about 4% of your portfolio a year. But there are five times when that number might change significantly.
Answering reader questions about decumulation in retirement, how to start withdrawing from your investments, and when and if you should increase your bond allocation as you are nearing or entering retirement.
Let's focus on more retirement calculators to help with your planning needs. Plus, we come up with a ranking system to determine the best.
Medical school may not have taught you about money, but we will.
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