With a significant decrease in defined benefit schemes and more emphasis being placed on defined contributions as pension provisions, the responsibility for investing for the future is increasingly shifting from the employer to the employee. Taking responsibility for how your pension contributions are invested can be daunting and require significant research and investigation.
Buying Properties Using Your IRA funds
September 4, 2012 by
One of the best ways to both invest for your retirement and at the same time use your retirement funds to increase your wealth is to invest with before-tax funds in a Self-Directed Individual Retirement Account (SDIRA). Regular IRAs are typically limited to only certain investments, such as CDs and mutual funds. The SDIRA, however,
The Changing Face of Retirement and Its Impact on Real Estate
June 13, 2012 by
Do you plan to retire? You would imagine that such a question is a “no-brainer” but that’s not necessarily true. Each person will make that decision when the time comes based upon a myriad of factors such as health, family and/or the physical requirements of their job.
Cheaper, Smaller Homes Just Perfect For Most Baby Boomers
October 27, 2011 by
Baby boomers looking to move away to the sun or to be closer to their families during their retirement are searching for cheaper, smaller homes with easy access to medical care, according to a recent poll carried out by Associated Press in conjunction with LifeGoesStrong.com. The survey, which questioned 1,000 adults born between the years
