Key Retirement Birthdays: Not Quite 60
The number I am looking for is actually 59½!
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The number I am looking for is actually 59½!
Age 55 seems to be a magical number. It's the elusive goal!
With thousands of mutual funds to choose from, you need a disciplined process to whittle down the number to something that is manageable.
It's almost the New Year and it's a good time to review what benefits you have at work.
Only 70% of employers currently offer retirement plans. And of those that did offer retirement plans only 52% of workers participated.
A recent study found the average 401(k) balance is close to $40,000. That's not enough!
Congress realized a couple of years back that most workers will not have enough retirement savings set aside for their golden years.
You may have a 401(k), a 403(b) which is for nonprofit organizations such as schools and hospitals, a 457 plan which covers state, county and city employees and there is a Thrift Savings Plan for federal employees.
Almost all 401(k) plans and some 403(b) and 457 plans allow the participant to borrow from their plan.
How many IRAs do you have? How many retirement plans?
It's midyear and this is a good time to review your retirement accounts.
Many recent grads had to move back home because they could not find a job and right about now mom and dad are making demands they find something so they at least have spending money.
You wake up one morning and you realize the baby is having a birthday and she's 13 today.
More women are getting involved in family finances, but research shows they may not know where to begin. Women lag behind men when it comes to investing.
A recent survey found more women are taking an active role in their family's finances. That same poll found many feel they're not as well versed in these matters as they'd like top be, however.
Back in 1981, the 401k as we know it was born when Ted Benna allowed his employees to make pre-tax contributions to their retirement accounts.
Minimum required distributions known as MRDs normally must begin at age 70½ for your IRAs except the Roth IRA.
When we hear the word rollover, we think of a dog following a command to rollover, wanting a treat.
Let's start with the simplest plan first.
We have Generation Xers frozen in our minds as this 25 year old but they are no longer kids.
A new report from Boston-based Fidelity Investments shows 401(k) retirement accounts are almost back where they were before the recession.
The mother of all birthdays has come and gone and the first of the Boomers are now getting senior discounts when they go to the movies.
Do you need $1 million to retire comfortably?
Retirement planning should start with your first job.
Depending what study you read Saving More was often the number 1 resolution for the New Year.
Fans are buzzing in anticipation for the New England Patriots to face the Houston Texans on Sunday. When asked what they would say to the team in a pregame locker-room speech they did not hold back.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
Boston's Logan Airport has added free arcade games as part of a project to improve the passenger experience.
An Abington, Massachusetts man is accused of trying to set the police chief's cruiser on fire Friday morning.
It's the end of an era for Tom Brady's TB12 health and wellness brand.
Storms will bring some snow to Massachusetts on Saturday and Sunday, and it could impact the Patriots playoff game.
Boston police said both drivers ended up in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. WBZ-TV’s Anna Meiler reports.
An Abington, Massachusetts man is accused of trying to set the police chief's cruiser on fire Friday morning.
Fans are buzzing in anticipation for the New England Patriots to face the Houston Texans on Sunday. When asked what they would say to the team in a pregame locker-room speech they did not hold back.
Marshfield, Massachusetts police officer Richard Perry has been placed on administrative leave after he allegedly caused a serious head-on crash.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
Flu is on the rise in Massachusetts, just as people are starting to gather for the holidays.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Small businesses in Massachusetts are seeing a boom in business thanks to the playoff run by the New England Patriots.
Three Uno Pizzeria & Grill locations in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island have closed for good.
TJ Maxx has closed its Newbury Street store in Boston less than a decade after it first opened.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Fans are buzzing in anticipation for the New England Patriots to face the Houston Texans on Sunday. When asked what they would say to the team in a pregame locker-room speech they did not hold back.
The Boston Bruins beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday night after raising Zdeno Chara's No. 33 to the rafters.
Anfernee Simons scored 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter as the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Miami Heat 119-114.
The Boston Bruins retired Zdeno Chara's number in a ceremony at the TD Garden.
The AFC divisional round game at Gillette Stadium will be the first postseason matchup for Josh and Ben McDaniels.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.