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Retirement planning calculators

Apr 5, 2010
Question: Can you send me some web sites (other than Social Security) that have calculators to help figure out when is the best time to retire in...

Rent or own

Apr 2, 2010
Question: We are currently renting (and paying ridiculous rent) having sold our house in 2008 with some equity. We are looking to move out of the...

Illinois deals with deep pension debt

Mar 23, 2010
Critics of Illinois's budget are calling for reform to the state's pension assessment. The retirement system is nearly $80 billion in debt, the largest unfunded pension liability in the nation. Jay Field reports.

The retirement city where people work

Mar 12, 2010
Things don't always go as planned for retirees moving to places like Bend, Ore. Ethan Lindsey reports.

Help for aging parents-in-law

Mar 10, 2010
Question: My parents in law are 89 and 90 yrs old and have $300,000 in assets. My father in law is a retired military officer but if he dies, our...

A recession may be good time to retire

Jan 18, 2010
Jonathan Clements, former personal finance columnist for the Wall Street Journal, says recessions can be great times for retirement. He shares his view with host Tess Vigeland.
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Monthly pension benefits into IRA?

Dec 31, 2009
Question: Can monthly pension benefits be deposited directly into an IRA and be treated as a rollover thus deferring taxes? Question: Can monthly...

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What to do with mortgage payoff?

Dec 23, 2009
Question: Hello, @ 78 yrs of age, am looking for the best place to put a mortgage payout, besides the coffee can in the garden. {Hope you don't...

Books on retirement

Nov 12, 2009
Question: There seems to be lots of books and articles about how to save your money for retirement, but not too much about creating a strategy for...

Take Social Security now or later

Nov 4, 2009
Question: I am still employed and am almost 67 years young. Is better to wait till I am 70 1/2 to collect Social Security benefits or take them now...