http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html The Retirement Planning Blog keeps you up to date with all the additions and changes to the Successful-Retirement.com web site and other interesting retirement news. en-us retirement planning Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:13:46 GMT Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:13:46 GMT successful-retirement.com http://www.successful-retirement.com/index.html Your complete retirement planning resource. If you are truly serious about being in control of your own successful retirement Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:13:45 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Marketing-Your-Critical-Care-Retirement-Community-(CCRC)?-Don’t-Overlook-Baby-Boomer-Family-Members For best results, CCRCs may want to keep their marketing efforts “in the family,” according to a recent survey by LeadingAge Member Mather LifeWays, Ziegler and Brecht Associates Inc. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:26:49 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#With-Low-Cost-Financial-Planning,-LearnVest-Aims-to-Shake-Up-Market Financial planning just got more accessible. Develop a financial plan with a certified financial planner for as low as $229–a fraction of the cost of many similar services. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:41:48 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Online-series-about-Baby-Boomer-reinvention-debuts Online series about a Baby Boomer’s struggles to reinvent himself after being let go from his job ... a rude awakening! Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:10:29 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Aged-78-and-Desperately-Seeking-a-Job For seniors who arrived in the Sierra Nevada foothills with retirement plans and enough money to buy homes, a dreary economy has turned everything upside-down. Now many are scraping by on a fixed income, a tough task in a place so isolated. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:42:06 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Cutting-Edge:-Joint-Injections-Heal-Baby-Boomer-Arthritis When doctors told Aviva Gianetti of River Vale, N.J., that she would need surgery in both arms to heal her tennis elbow, she wanted to find a way out of it. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:45:21 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/investment-for-retirement.html Investment for Retirement – Don't be a Sucker, Now More Than Ever You Need To Look At Other Options Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:39:18 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/senior-living-properties-1.html 20 questions to answer when considering a move to senior living properties Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:24:55 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/senior-retirement-communities.html Senior Retirement Communities - winding up or winding down your life. There are many different lifestyle alternatives on offer. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:57:21 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-financial-planning.html Retirement Financial Planning – it's never to late to start, as you can't be sure how long you'll live Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:34:18 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Desperately-seeking-style Certain Things owner Lu Harris says boomer women "want a little bit of spark. The fit has to be good and the quality has to be there, but there has to be that spark." Her store in Cameron Village caters to boomer women. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:48:38 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Retirement-Planning-In-A-Changing-World "It is change, continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today," the famous science fiction writer Isaac Asimov once pointed out. In the realm of retirement planning, that wise observation is as true now as it was when Asimov related it. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:42:59 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Man-vs.-Morlock The problem is not, therefore, with who influences government, or even why – but rather the fact that government policymaking is so malleable in the first place. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:20:12 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Downsize-or-equity-release-–-which-is-better-for-retirees? Your home is likely to be your greatest asset and for many people, property plays a huge role in retirement planning. Dwindling pensions make unlocking cash from property an increasingly popular option, but for those who have the equity, is it better to sell up and downsize, or should retirees opt for to equity release plans? Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:59:08 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Do-You-Need-Longevity-Insurance? Retirement planning would be a whole lot easier if you knew when you were going to die. Just think: You wouldn't have to worry about scrimping through your 60s only to drop at 75, or about taking too many cruises only to end up eating cat food at 90. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:14:15 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Boomer-kids-still-at-home The so-called Boomerang generation is stressing out their Baby Boomer parents and delaying the retirement of almost one in five of them, says a poll by Forum Research Inc., commissioned by the Financial Post. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:14:14 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planner.html Your retirement planner. People who plan win ... those that don't fail Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:41:57 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Survey:-Many-workers-expect-to-stay-on-the-job-until-80-to-save-enough-to-retire-comfortably Workers are growing to accept the idea that they may be working long after they’ve become eligible for senior discounts. Yet rather than fixate on their target retirement age, they’re increasingly focused on how much money they’ll need to retire. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:55:33 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Retirement-Around-the-World:-25-Fascinating-Facts Retirement as we know it is a relatively new phenomenon, brought on by a combination of longer life spans, changing attitudes about work, government social programs, and the rise of a middle class. Yet despite its newness, retirement has become quite entrenched in American society and is now a common rite of passage for older adults. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:24:00 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Tips-for-New-Boomer-Grandparents Well my friends, last week I began what most likely will be the most rewarding chapter of my baby boomer years: I became a grandfather to a beautiful, healthy baby boy. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:02:03 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/senior-retirement-living.html Senior Retirement Living – a lifestyle change made for many reasons Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:29:34 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-for-women.html Retirement Planning for Women – lower earnings and a longer life span combine to make this planning a real challenge Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:18:58 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-help.html Retirement Help – as you head off into this unknown territory a little help will ease the path Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:01:18 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-ages-1.html Official retirement ages were set many years ago and never revised. The result is people are disillusioned and angry at being misled Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:07:13 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#How-to-Minimize-Retirement's-Hidden-Costs Some expenses never make it into our retirement calculations. How to plan for curveballs . Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:45:31 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Baby-Boomer's-Method-to-Occupy-Wall-Street I've been expecting Occupy Wall Street to happen for the past three years. Anger has been rising on Main Street since the bailouts and the million dollar bonuses. Washington and Wall Street spent so much time talking to each other that they never noticed and figured it had gone away. It has not. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:34:40 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-checklist.html Retirement Planning Checklist - the Baby Boomer countdown has begun. There are many issues to consider and even by ignoring them they won't go away. Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:37:45 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/baby-boomers-and-retirement.html Baby boomers and retirement are going to present the world's systems with many challenges with the impact and aftermath being felt for the next few generations Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:10:52 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Improving-Your-Finances-The-Best-Resources-for-Retirement-Planning Navigating your finances before and during retirement is complex business. You've got to estimate your expenses, test (and re-test) your portfolio's sustainability, and optimize your asset allocation and choose your investments. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:17:31 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Navigating-the-Emotional-Minefield Retirement planning used to be easy. Ten years ago it was a simple mathematical calculation that you could apply across the board to just about everyone. But today, with so many different visions, versions and variables impacting each client, retirement planning has become both a financial planning puzzle and an emotional minefield. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:47:52 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-and-tax-planning.html Retirement and Tax Planning - finding legal loop holes in the mine field of legislation Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:34:48 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/exercise-for-seniors.html Exercise for Seniors - Cardio or Endurance is One of the Four Pillars of Fitness Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:34:48 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-investment-options-1.html Your Choice of Retirement Investment Options Can Make or Break Your Finances in Retirement Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:27:12 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Baby-Boomer-Gives-Open-Apology-to-Gen-Kids:-Kevin-Klesert-Offers-Guilt-Ridden-Explanation-for-Fellow-Baby-Boomer Kevin Klesert, author of The Other Side of Light, recently published a blog posting that was titled Open Letter Apology to the Children of the Baby Boomers. It seems to dredge up many emotional aspects of his 1960s youth that conflict with a career as a successful businessman who made his own way. Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:53:51 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Feeling-Invisible?-Three-Tips-For-Boomer-Women Boom. Can you hear it? It’s not a bomb. It’s not an auto’s backfire. It’s not even the sound you hear when the other shoe drops. Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:41:41 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#You-can-make-better-money-choices Although the economy is bleak, there are things people can do to improve their financial situation for the future. People should begin looking into a plan to get debt free or reduce their debt Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:09:00 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-investments.html Retirement Investments - plan with care and attention and the portfolio growth will pay massive dividends for your efforts. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:19:12 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-calculators.html Retirement Planning Calculators – another tool for planning your successful retirement Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:46:51 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-calculator.html Retirement Planning Calculator - there are many excellent computer based calculators which will be vastly improved by your unbiased thinking Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:14:34 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-calculator-1.html The best use of a retirement planning calculator is not to show how much you will have but how much you need to save to meet your retirement vision Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:22:13 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#How-the-Baby-Boomer-Retirement-Wave-Will-Impact-Wall-Street The retirement of the baby boomer generation has been long-expected to have a massive impact on the market, but experts may have underestimated just how much of an impact it might have a new report shows. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:40:59 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#How-to-Slow-Aging-and-Save-Money-Through-Exercise By eating smarter, exercising more, and making wise lifestyle changes, you can possibly save thousands of dollars per year on medical bills and extend your lifespan by five to seven years. Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:09:17 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-investment-options.html Retirement Investment Options - don't take chances with investing in your future Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:20:10 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Jerry-Davich:-‘Woodstock-on-wheels’-challenges-baby-boomers RAGBRAI stands for Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, an annual seven-day bicycle ride that’s the oldest, largest, and longest such event in the world. Even Lance Armstrong has taken part in it. Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:06:19 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-2.html The best start you can make to your retirement planning is to set goals - knowing where you want to go is a good start to getting there Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:07:29 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Realism-key-for-retirement The Wall Street Journal recently published an article in its Weekend Investor section discussing a potential problem regarding retirement planning. The authors emphasized that too many workers have unrealistic assumptions regarding their likely income in the latter stages of their career. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:22:14 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-advice.html Retirement Advice - get a clear understanding of what retirement means to you and we'll provide the advice you need Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:47:09 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Why-is-Financial-Planning-Essential-for-Women? Women appear to be confused when it comes to their relationship with money, investments, long time finances and retirement planning. Women seem to be comfortable leaving their finances and retirement planning to their husbands/father. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:08:09 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/retirement-planning-blog.html#Many-workers-cannot-afford-to-retire,-actuaries-warn The inevitable is happening!! Many workers may discover that they cannot afford to retire, a firm of actuaries has warned. The firm, LCP, says this is because the decline of final-salary pension schemes is likely to continue. Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:34:39 GMT http://www.successful-retirement.com/10-best-places-to-retire.html 10 Best Places to Retire. Somewhere out there is your own paradise. Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:34:23 GMT