Category Archives: Saving

A retired couple’s plan to buy their dream home

Tom and Mona Phifer, 62 and 59, seem to be set up for a worry-free retirement. They have no debt and $ 1 million saved.
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How do I get my in-laws to save money?

My wife’s parents, both in their early 50s, aren’t very good with money. They make around $ 80,000, but spend it instantly. One of them finally started contributing to a 401(k) this year at our insistence, but how can my wife and I convince them to save for retirement or emergencies? No offense to them, but we really don’t want them to move in with us in ten or fifteen years. –J.M., Virginia
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Best new tools to plan retirement

Make sure you know how much money you’ll really need to retire comfortably by using these three tools.
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Seniors: We need our Social Security!

Don’t you dare withhold our Social Security payments!
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Protecting your parents: Keep the sharks at bay

In 45 years as a service scheduler for a Northern California auto dealer, Art Tener learned how to stay organized. Even after retirement, Tener scrupulously kept up his calendar, noting appointments, daily chores, accomplishments.
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Are you saving enough for retirement?

Worried that you’re not saving enough to achieve the post-work life of your dreams? Let a retirement calculator give you a reality check.
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Dreaming of a bigger home

When Wyonnie and Kwame Flaherty bought their two-bedroom apartment in Queens, N.Y., in 2008, they thought it was the perfect stepping-stone.
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5 stocks for emerging markets

Once unattainable, Western products are ever more in reach for people in historically poorer countries. Middle-class Indian families munch on Kit Kat bars; aspirational Brazilians enjoy Starbucks coffee; and China’s nouveau riche can afford BMWs. The disposable income of tens of millions of people in non-Western countries will continue to explode.
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Husband’s retirement strategy — $250,000 on collectible guns

My husband and I are 48. A couple of years ago he started buying collectible guns for our retirement and has spent over $ 250,000 on them so far. I totally disagree with his strategy, but would like to know what you think. Is this a good idea? — D.K., Laramie, Wyoming
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