House price boom and gold-plated pensions to blame for wave of early retirement

House price boom and gold-plated pensions to blame for wave of early retirement Surging house prices and gold-plated pensions have helped to drive a wave of early retirement since the pandemic, MPs ha...

The U.S. Cities Drowning In Debt [Infographic]

The average person in the U.S. is around $96,400 in debt. Now, if Americans would be charged by their hometowns and cities for the debt they have taken on in the name of their residents, a fairly big ...

I’m 64, make $1,500 a month driving Uber and get almost $5,000 a month in pensions and Social Security – should I pay off my mortgage before I retire?

Hi, I’m 64 and getting ready to retire in one year. I owe approximately $165,000 on my house with no other debt. I have close to $850,000 in retirement savings, $2,200 a month from a pension, approxim...

I Am 60 Years Old, Have $1.1M Cash, $880K in a 401(k), Several Pensions and Social Security. Should I Retire Now?

I am 60 years old, married, with no mortgage. We also have $1.1 million in liquid cash and $880,000 in a 401(k).  I will have two pensions, which have not started yet, and my wife will have one pensio...

How much should you have saved for retirement?

When I was in my 20s, I was lucky to work for a company that offered a pension plan—and that put me on the road to retirement. Today, unfortunately, company pensions are rare. How can you ensure a com...

Where Pensions With A$430 Billion Are Putting Their Money Now

(Bloomberg) — Australia’s mammoth pensions industry is rethinking investments from bonds to equities and cash to private markets as it steels itself for slower global growth. Most Read from Bloo...

Canadian teachers could have a $95 million hole in their pensions due to the FTX crypto implosion

The crisis at cryptocurrency exchange FTX is having ramifications far and wide. Now Canada’s third largest pension plan is revealing details about its exposure to the troubled company led by 30-year-o...

Here’s why you should be worried about state and local pensions

America, about 26 million people across America are relying on state and local pension plans to take care of them in their retirement years. That figure includes 15 million retired teachers, police of...

Robert Kiyosaki warns central banks can’t fix inflation and that ‘fake’ money is forcing state pensions to pivot — here are 3 real assets he likes now

Bank of England recently bought £19.3 billion of U.K. government bonds to prevent a collapse in the country’s pension industry. In the eyes of Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, that’s a sign ...

This U.S. pension plan faces a bigger crisis than the U.K.’s

Could the U.S. pensions behemoth be hit by the kind of crisis that just swept across the U. K.? Don’t bet on it, says ratings agency Fitch. This kind of turmoil is “unlikely,” it says. We can only add...

Jamie Dimon says expect ‘other surprises’ from choppy markets after U.K. pensions nearly imploded

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorga...

Rare Massachusetts Tax Refund Raises Interesting Question About Surplus Revenue

George Washington Monument at Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. getty Massachusetts taxpayers are getting a rare refund thanks to a 1986 law that requires the state government to refund tax reve...

We earn $7K a month, have $798K in retirement and will get pensions. But we want to help our child buy a house, and my wife wants to retire at 55. Do we need professional help?

How to find the right financial adviser for you Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: As teachers, my wife and I bring home $7,000 a month combined.  We save 20% of our income in pre-tax 403(b) contribut...

Stock Buyback Tax Will Harm State & Local Pensions

US President Joe Biden speaks at the 29th AFL-CIO Quadrennial Constitutional Convention at the … [+] Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on June 14, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AF...

Retirees, here’s how returning to work may affect Social Security, Medicare, pensions and taxes

Amid rising inflation and a volatile stock market, many retirees are heading back to work. In April, Hiring Lab, the economic research arm of the job board Indeed.com, reported that as of March 2022, ...

Public Pensions Face Worst Funding Decline Since Great Recession

(Bloomberg) — US public pension funds are on pace for their deepest financial setback since the Great Recession as turmoil in global markets this year threaten to leave taxpayers and government ...

Pimco Warned US Treasury That Russia Sanctions Will Hit Pensions

(Bloomberg) — Pacific Investment Management Co. has warned the US Treasury about the fallout on investors from the strict sanctions that are pushing Russia toward default. Most Read from Bloombe...

Swyftx and Superhero merger brings crypto, shares, and pensions under one roof

Swyftx and Superhero have agreed a $1.5 billion merger and will  develop a “super app” where clients can manage cryptocurrencies, shares and superannuation all in one place.  According to Alex Harper,...

Virginia’s Fairfax County Contemplates Investing Pensions in Yield Farming Crypto Funds 

Fairfax County, Virginia, is in talks regarding investments in crypto funds that use yield farming.  The county has earlier invested in the blockchain via the Morgan Creek Blockchain Opportunities Fun...

Fairfax County, Virginia Mulls Investing Pensions in Yield Farming Crypto Funds

Fairfax County, Virginia, is considering investments in two crypto funds that use yield farming for its pension funds. A decision will be made in the next few days and, if passed, would be the first c...

Fidelity Adds Bitcoin to Pensions – Trustnodes

Fidelity, one of the world’s biggest asset manager, has launched the Digital Assets Account which incorporates bitcoin as an investment in 401(k) pensions. “As a leader in digital assets, we are thril...

Pensions May Actually Be Cheaper For Employers Than 401(k) Plans

pensions 401(k) With a few notable exceptions, the age of pensions is largely over in the U.S., with traditional defined benefit plans mostly being replaced by defined contribution retirement vehicles...