Archive for the ‘RETIREMENT PLAN’

  • For Seniors: How to Use Financial Calculators For Retirement Planning
    Financial Calculator By Karl Edmunds: A good retirement calculator is only a first step tool in developing a quality retirement plan. It can give you a high level perspective, but the key to success lies in your ability to dive into the planning details and establish a practical plan based facts. And you need the ability to adjust the plan over time as circumstances ...
    April 3rd, 2010 at 09:04 pm
  • For Seniors: The Tricky Art of Predicting Financial Retirement Needs :: Ben Stein Video
    Retirement PlanBy Karl Edmunds: Reaching 55 years old has awakened me to the reality of retirement. It is so close. If you are like me, you may begin to feel a powerful need to “get conservative” on all fronts of life, especially your retirement plan. In the past, your focus may have been focused on maximizing your returns on your investment portfolio and growing ...
    March 26th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
  • For Seniors: Should You Buy Gold For Your Retirement Plan?
    Investing in GoldBy Karl Edmunds: During 1999, the gold frenzy was white hot. Through virtually any communication medium, gold was touted as the recommended solution to volatility and potential disaster. I swallowed that promotional pill and did some research. Ultimately I purchased a selection of rare, collectors gold coins to hold long term. The past couple of years ...
    March 26th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
  • Retirement Plan | Mediation for Seniors: Is it Worthwhile?
    Mediation for SeniorsBy Karl Edmunds :: Nothing works quite like an adversarial court system to force people to consider alternative ways to settle hostile disputes. Certainly the court dockets remain filled with cases moving toward a dispute resolution of some type. But that process can be long and very expensive. Historically the role of mediators has emerged as the ...
    March 21st, 2010 at 02:03 pm
  • Retirement Plan | Are Retirement Products Meeting the Expectations of Senior Citizens?
    Senior Retirement Planning by Karl Edmunds : : Over the past couple of years, seniors have experienced disastrous portfolio losses due to economic conditions and sadly these principal losses are often very difficult to recover due to a lack of time. Historically a casual conversation among friends about retirement issues would more than likely focus on monthly investment ...
    March 19th, 2010 at 02:03 am
  • How Senior Citizens Can Avoid the Risks of Identity Theft
    Saving Seniors from Identity Theft by Karl Edmunds :: Recently my mother talked with someone on the phone she believed was connected to her bank asking for some account information updates. Assuming the best, she willingly gave the information over the phone to a complete stranger. Shortly thereafter, she became the victim of identity theft. Seniors are living in a fantasy ...
    March 11th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
  • Top Legal, Financial & Estate Planning Advisors
    Senior Advisors For-Seniors.org management recommends advisory services in the legal, financial, and estate planning areas.  We look for independent providers that qualify their members and the services being offered. It is our desire to make your search as easy as possible, whether you seek national, regional or local services. Each advisory service offered has links ...
    March 11th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
  • Census Scams Targeting Seniors Are Increasing…Don’t Get Caught
    2010 Census by Karl Edmunds :: Everyone should expect to begin seeing census forms through the mail in March seeking the answers to 10 short questions. But seniors must be prepared for a variety of scams attempting to collect private information. Separating the approved census takers from the scammers is the task. If you receive the census questions in the mail and don’t ...
    March 8th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
  • The Senior Retirement Dilemma…Now What?
    Senior Retirement Planning by Karl Edmunds :: For many seniors, the door to retirement is not all it is cracked up to be. Some have lots of time but no money and can’t figure out what to do. Others have money but can’t get out of the work mode and claim no time to relax and look at alternative activities. What drives most of the uncertainty is the unrelenting fear ...
    March 8th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
  • How Senior Citizens Can Manage Their Life Insurance Policies
    Life Insurance Managment by LeRoy Matticks :: One aspect of retirement portfolios that frequently gets overlooked is life insurance. It is easy to remember the amount of coverage in place but what else? Have you had an “in-force” policy illustration run lately? It is possible that the life insurance plan you bought in the past will not last as long as you initially ...
    March 8th, 2010 at 11:03 pm