1) You turned 55 this year (happy birthday), and retirement suddenly doesn't seem quite so far away. At what age will you be able to collect full Social Security benefits?
When Al Rodgers retired in 2001 after 32 years with Lucent Technologies, he didn't worry about how he would pay for medical care. Under the company's retiree-benefits plan, Rodgers thought he could...
When Al Rodgers retired in 2001 after 32 years with Lucent Technologies, he didn't worry about how he would pay for medical care. Under the company's retiree-benefits plan, Rodgers thought he could count on subsidized health insurance for himself and his wife, plus dental and drug coverage.
The impulse to compare yourself with others is only natural. As a kid, you measured the size of your doll or model-car collection against your friends'; in high school, you tallied up the number of...
Dear Armchair Millionaire: My husband and I are considering taking out a loan from my 401(k) in order to make a larger down payment on our next house. We really like the idea of repaying the loan interest back to ourselves. Do you think this is a wise move?
So your employee benefits for 2005 are set in stone now. For most people, there is no going back on those choices, but you can still milk your benefits for everything they are worth.
In the weeks after Enron unraveled, exposing (among other things) the risks of holding too much company stock in one's 401(k), lawmakers raced to propose caps on such contributions or ways to other...
You think Moses had a hard time finding the Promised Land? In today's frenzied atmosphere of market spikes, game-show millionaires, and P&G paupers, figuring out when you're going to retire has nev...
In an attempt to offer employees extra benefits for next to nothing, an increasing number of companies are helping workers buy insurance policies ranging from term life to prepaid legal services. Y...
In many respects we are a nation of planners. We delight in planning our vacation, our wedding, our dream house. And why not? All these things involve spending money, America's favorite pastime. Bu...
1) You turned 55 this year (happy birthday), and retirement suddenly doesn't seem quite so far away. At what age will you be able to collect full Social Security benefits?
When Al Rodgers retired in 2001 after 32 years with Lucent Technologies, he didn't worry about how he would pay for medical care. Under the company's retiree-benefits plan, Rodgers thought he could...
When Al Rodgers retired in 2001 after 32 years with Lucent Technologies, he didn't worry about how he would pay for medical care. Under the company's retiree-benefits plan, Rodgers thought he could count on subsidized health insurance for himself and his wife, plus dental and drug coverage.
The impulse to compare yourself with others is only natural. As a kid, you measured the size of your doll or model-car collection against your friends'; in high school, you tallied up the number of...
Dear Armchair Millionaire: My husband and I are considering taking out a loan from my 401(k) in order to make a larger down payment on our next house. We really like the idea of repaying the loan interest back to ourselves. Do you think this is a wise move?
So your employee benefits for 2005 are set in stone now. For most people, there is no going back on those choices, but you can still milk your benefits for everything they are worth.
In the weeks after Enron unraveled, exposing (among other things) the risks of holding too much company stock in one's 401(k), lawmakers raced to propose caps on such contributions or ways to other...
You think Moses had a hard time finding the Promised Land? In today's frenzied atmosphere of market spikes, game-show millionaires, and P&G paupers, figuring out when you're going to retire has nev...
In an attempt to offer employees extra benefits for next to nothing, an increasing number of companies are helping workers buy insurance policies ranging from term life to prepaid legal services. Y...
In many respects we are a nation of planners. We delight in planning our vacation, our wedding, our dream house. And why not? All these things involve spending money, America's favorite pastime. Bu...
Time was when retirement meant a gold watch, a solid pension and a sturdy rocking chair. No more. Today you're likely to wind up with a year's severance pay, a silver-plated money clip -- and, incr...
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