Tag: retirement

Callout: How do your retirement plans stack up?

How are your retirement plans going? If you’re a conservative Generation Y investor, are you in the mainstream? Baby boomers, how many in your generation are planning to retire at the same age you do? Compare yourself with your peers in this cool interactive quiz developed by the Boston mutual fund company, Fidelity Investments. Click…

Photo: Crossroad signs of work and retirement

The natural reaction to losing a job is to get a new one.  But when older people become unemployed, some view it as a dilemma: look for work or just retire? The presence of a financial safety net significantly increases the likelihood that an older, unemployed person will retire.  And that decision often comes quickly…