retirement

The New Realities of Retirement: Safeguarding Your Future

Retirement is a much different reality today than it was even a generation ago.   First of all, the age when people retire is shifting upward: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the proportion of people age 65 and older in the workforce grew to 16.1 percent in 2010, up from 12.1 percent in 1990.   Another thing that’s different? The ways people are building their retirement funds. For...

Considering Retirement? Here are 5 Things to Think about

If you’re getting close to the finish line in your career, you’ve probably spent some time daydreaming about the things you’ll do when you don’t have to spend your weekdays in the office.  It can be fun to daydream about retirement, but if you want to make sure that you can live out those daydreams it’s important to spend some time planning and making sure that you and your...