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How to be happy in retirement

Happiness in retirement is the main goal for most all soon to be retirees. While a larger percentage of our happiness is dictated by genetics and other factors outside of our control, there is a small percentage that can be controlled. This is where the retiree needs...

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What You Don’t Know About Social Security—but Should

A Look at Claiming Strategies, Tax Angles and More to Help You Make Sense of a Complicated Program Imagine that you're about to accept a new job, and it's time to talk salary. You sit down with your boss, who begins as follows: "Actually, our payroll system is...

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Early filers regret Social Security claiming decisions

Nearly 40% of retirees who claimed Social Security benefits before full retirement age now regret their decision, according to a new survey released Wednesday. Read full article here... Written By: Mary Beth Franklin, investmentnews.com  

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Millionaires Top 5 Investing Mistakes

Millionaires make some of the same investment mistakes as everyone else—it's just that their mistakes can cost more. A new survey of millionaire investors around the world found five mistakes that are most common among millionaires. The most widespread: failure to...

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George Saunder’s Adivce to Graduates

It’s long past graduation season, but we recently learned that George Saunders delivered the convocation speech at Syracuse University for the class of 2013, and George was kind enough to send it our way and allow us to reprint it here. The speech touches on some of...

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