Category ‘Retirement’

Joint Venture IRA Investing

Posted by Jim Ingersoll on January 15, 2012 8:30 am 2 Comments

In my previous article I revealed The Best Kept IRA Secret which is the Self-Directed IRA. The self-directed IRA is perfect for a savvy investor...

Human Need ETFs for your IRA in 2012

Posted by Paul Mladjenovic on January 5, 2012 9:28 am No Comments

You have read all the headlines about the trillion-dollar troubles that are plaguing Social Security and the issues about long-term solvency. You have probably also...

The Best Kept IRA Secret Revealed

Posted by Jim Ingersoll on December 31, 2011 11:15 am No Comments

Are you ready to take control of your own retirement future? Are you ready to begin to diversify your investments beyond the traditional stocks, bonds...

IRA Contribution Limits 2012

Posted by Laura Adams on December 28, 2011 12:10 pm No Comments

Contribution limits for Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) are reviewed every year based on cost-of-living increases. When cost-of-living index thresholds are met, certain features of retirement...

No Retirement for the Affluent Until Age 80?

Posted by Thomas Hertog on December 22, 2011 9:57 am No Comments

It turns out that contrary to novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald’s observation that “the rich are different from you and me” the affluent and the middle-class...

Does it Pay to Stay when you Retire?

Posted by Dan Cypra on December 13, 2011 11:38 am 1 Comment

If you missed it, Kiplinger posted an intriguing article this week discussing the trend of retirees to “stay put” rather than pack their bags and...

Alternative Investment Strategies in a 0% Savings Rate World

Posted by Charles H. Green on December 9, 2011 9:02 am No Comments

What happens when you live responsibly and do the right things, like saving for retirement, accumulate six months of living expenses that are set aside...

Standard & Poor’s Warns EU Nations of Potential Credit Downgrade

Posted by David Huber on December 6, 2011 9:11 am No Comments

Standard & Poor’s ratings agency on Monday warned several EU nations, including Germany and France, that it is placing them on review for a potential...

Who Can Contribute to an IRA?

Posted by Laura Adams on December 2, 2011 5:26 pm No Comments

Many people don’t realize that just about everyone can open up and fund an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA). Though you must have some amount of...

The Debt Ceiling and Why a Roth IRA May Be Better Than Ever

Posted by Brent Pace on November 23, 2011 9:38 am No Comments

We’ve heard all the debt ceiling pontificating and debate. We’re sick of the partisan wrangling and editorializing. The debt ceiling debate has taken a toll...

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