I’m 66, we have over 2 million dollars, I just want to play golf: can I retire?
by I am 66 years old years and 4 months. My Social Security payments start next month at $3,300 a month. I currently work part-time, three …
Tag: Retirement planning
I’m retiring, what should I do with my 401(k)? You have 4 choices, but only 3 are good.
You have to make many decisions when you retire, and one of the biggest is what to do with your retirement savings at work. It …
At 55 I will have worked for 30 years: what are the pros and cons of retiring at that age?
Dear MarketWatch, I currently own a home, no mortgage with rental income. I own another house that will pay off the year I turn 55. …
I’m a Single Dad Making $100,000: How Do I Maximize My Retirement Dollars?
Dear MarketWatch, I make over $100,000 a year and expect to do so for the foreseeable future. As of now, I am contributing 8% of …
My fiance and I are 60 years old. Her adult daughter is against our marriage and insists on inheriting her father’s $3.2 million estate. How should we handle it?
What advice would you give to a widow or widower considering marriage about managing finances and dealing with adult children? We are both in our …
My fiancé pays the IRS $1,700 a month for failing to file his taxes. She also still has student debt. We are both 57 years old. Am I responsible for her debt if we get married?
Dear Quentino, My fiancé and I met at the age of 42 after we were recently divorced. We have (now grown) children from our previous …
I’m 64, making $1,500 a month riding Uber, and nearly $5,000 a month in pensions and Social Security — should I pay off my mortgage before I retire?
HI, I am 64 years old and preparing to retire in a year. I’m in debt about $165,000 on my home with no other debt. …
“Is my financial planner crazy?” We’re 55 and 60, five years since retirement, and we’ve been told we should invest more aggressively
Dear MarketWatch, Is my financial planner crazy? I recently saw a MarketWatch article recommending that one’s retirement portfolio should be 100 minus their age in …
The jobs report tells the markets what Fed Chairman Powell has been trying to tell them
Oh dear. Many investors have just relearned, the hard way, the old rule: When someone tries to tell you something about themselves, listen. Federal Reserve …
‘Market volatility is to be expected’: After the latest Fed rate hike, financial advisors tell clients where to put their money and earn up to 5.1%
The Federal Reserve raised its influential interest rate once again on Wednesday, even as other signs point to inflation cooling down. He raised the benchmark …