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A lot of cues are pointing to a tough 2016 for stocks and retirement savers. Stop gambling and protect your investments now. The stock market bull turned seven years old last week, taking stocks higher by 243% over the period. Other than flat returns in 2011 and last year, it’s been a pretty easy ride […]

Runaway debt and an unfunded pension system make 401K nationalization not only a possibility but a very real likelihood According to USDebtClock.org the U.S. federal government is more than $19 trillion in the red. That’s more than $59,143 of debt for every man, woman and child. Within the runaway government spending that got us to […]

Prepare your retirement for these what-if scenarios in America’s future to ensure the retirement you deserve I am not generally a doom and gloom kind of guy when it comes to retirement planning and America’s future. Against the perennial calls for some kind of catastrophic end to life as we know it, the future seems […]

There are enough limitations and restrictions on retirement planning, get all you can with these IRA loop-holes The deadline for your 2015 IRA contributions is approaching fast and there’s no extension as there is for filing. Even if you get an extension to file your income taxes late, your last day to make an IRA […]

A 401K rollover is one of the best ways to prepare for your financial future but when is a 401K rollover not a good idea? When you leave an employer after contributing to the sponsored 401K plan, you generally have one of three options. You can leave the investments with the old “orphaned” 401K plan, […]

Americans haven’t saved enough for retirement and the bill is about to come due. Follow these steps to make retirement work. Nearly seven years from the bottom of the financial crisis and the S&P 500 has surged 210% over the period. Net private savings reached almost $700 billion in 2015, so why are you so […]

Avoid the critical flaw in 401K plan investments and put your 401K back on track More than $21 trillion is invested in 401K plan investments across the United States with tens of millions of American workers relying on their plans for retirement. Besides the money invested in employer-sponsored 401K plans, you probably have investments in […]

The global silver market could face a deficit of 126 million ounces by 2020 and could send silver prices surging As the market fixates on the price of oil and other real assets, a dramatic scenario is building in the silver market. More than two billion ounces of silver have disappeared from the market over […]

Learn how investors are rolling over their retirement accounts for safety and stability against financial disaster The 2008 financial crisis affected the lives of people all over the World. Long-standing investments were shattered, jobs were lost, and the systemic collapse of financial markets resulted in immense hardship. Subsequently, retirement accounts took a major hit. Retirement […]

These retirement plan changes are coming sooner than later and could mean missing out on your dreams The President outlined some drastic changes to retirement planning in his 2017 budget. These retirement planning changes aren’t law yet and my not be for some time but don’t think that means they are not important. Any proposed […]