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Photo by Flickr.com | CC BY | Photoshopped From Birch Gold Group No matter what you think of him, there’s no denying that Bernie Sanders is a man on a singular mission. As part of … Read more
by Matt From Silver Fortune via Silver Fortune This problem extends beyond ailing pension funds; it’s a problem across the board for those nearing or in retirement, or funding a future retirement at … Read more
by David Morgan of The Morgan Report Pension Schemes in EU Show Big Shortfalls | www.themorganreport.com Millions of retirees and workers are at risk of losing their multiemployer pension benefits because their plans are … Read more
by Robert Kiyosaki via The Rich Dad Channel If you think you can retire through a pension plan you’ve got your head in the sand. This is why you should rely on yourself … Read more
There is an immense retirement crisis brewing in the United States. It won’t end well for anyone; it could even lead to an outright economic crisis. Here’s the sad part: … Read more
by Money Metals Year end is drawing closer and investors are thinking about their retirement accounts. Many of them are looking at nice gains in their stock portfolios and wondering if … Read more
Via International Man International Man: Back in the year 2000, a five-year CD would pay out about 6%. If you had $1 million, you could generate $60,000 per year with … Read more
From Birch Gold Group On top of the various other challenges retirement savers already face, you now have another concern to consider: the possibility of a cyberattack. Imagine if the life savings you set aside … Read more
by NikeSwish www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-19-59.pdf Main updates: Contribution Limits 401(k)/403(b)/most 457 plans/Thrift Savings Plan increases to $19,500. Catch up limit for employees 50 and older rises to $6,500 from $6,000 SIMPLE contribution … Read more
How to retire with $2 million if you make $50,000 a year from CNBC. As a rule of thumb, most financial advisors suggest you save 10% to 15% of your … Read more
From Birch Gold Group Ideas have a way of spreading beyond their initial area of influence. Sometimes, bad ideas can do the same. It sure seems like that’s the case with … Read more
via QZ: Financial disaster is looming, and not because of the stock market or subprime loans. The coming crisis is more insidious, structural, and almost certain to blow up eventually. … Read more
From Birch Gold Group Many investors are alarmed by the latest GDP figures recently released by the U.S. government because the numbers show an economy that’s stagnating. Gross domestic product is considered the “official … Read more
From the WSJ So says a class-action lawsuit filed this month against H-E-B LP, which alleges that the San Antonio-based company has been overpaying for index funds in its employees’ retirement … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith What happens when these monstrous speculative bubbles pop? Let’s start by stipulating that if I’d taken a gummit job right out of college, I could have retired … Read more
