Retirement in Sight

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!” INGRID BERGMAN CAN HAVING THREE GOOD FRIENDS PROMOTE A HAPPY RETIREMENT? We can reasonably say that the more money you retire with, the more potential you have to enjoy retirement. Now,…

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Do something wonderful, people my imitate it.” ALBERT SCHWEITZER IS FINANCIAL HEALTH A FACTOR IN YOUR OVERALL HEALTH? Data from a newly released Harris Poll of more than 1,000 U.S. workers suggests that a majority of pre-retirees might answer “yes” to that question. Sixty-six percent of respondents to the poll identified…

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES COULD A SECOND SECURE ACT TWEAK RETIREMENT RULES? When the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act became law…

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” ELIZABETH GILBERT PANDEMIC ECONOMY OR NOT, SOME ARE ASPIRING TO RETIRE EARLY A new study from Hearts and Wallets, a research firm founded in 2010 to study American retirement saving and investing trends, hints that the dream of retiring in late middle age is…

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Pretending is not just play. Pretending is imagined possibility. Pretending, or acting, is a very valuable life skill and we do it all the time.” MERYL STREEP ARE YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES DUE IN MAY? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT In March, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it was pushing the deadline…

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” ANNA QUINDLEN NEED CASH? AVOID TAPPING YOUR RETIREMENT ACCOUNT Imagine if your 35-year-old self magically appeared in front of you one day and asked for a percentage of your retirement savings or a bit of your retirement…

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” PAULO COELHO EVALUATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EARLY RETIREMENT The pandemic has hastened the retirement of some baby boomers, and the linked furloughs and layoffs in many industries have led others to wonder if a retirement…