Posts Tagged Pensions
Proactive Retirement Planning
Posted by jjrusch1 in Healthcare, Investment, Long Term Care, Medicare, Pensions, Planning, Private Insurance, Retirement, Seniors, Social Security on October 18, 2011
I just read an article entitled, “5 Biggest Planning Retirement Mistakes”. The problem with titles like these in general is they are negative, and many times, as misleading as they are disheartening. Proactive retirement planning on the other hand, is a different workhorse (pardon the pun) altogether. It should be ongoing and positive, […]
Pension Plans: Who’s Funding Who?
Posted by jjrusch1 in Investment, Pensions, Planning, Retirement on September 7, 2011
According to studies by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a growing number of DFP’s (Defined Benefit Plans, better known as pension plans) are funding their obligations by purchasing Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds. While the prevalence of this usage funding is constituted in larger pension funds, their usage is not forbidden in smaller […]
The Top 2 Things You Can Do To Battle Market Fatigue
Posted by jjrusch1 in Income, Investment, Pensions, Planning, Protection, Retirement on August 22, 2011
You need only turn on the TV, radio, or skim a newspaper to realize we are right in the middle of some challenging economic times. The BIG question is what can we do when our individual abilities to change the quagmire we’re stuck in is minimal? Here is the shortlist. #1 Look at […]