Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article originally appeared in the March 2nd, 2012 edition of Mr. Vernon’s “Retirement” blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. More than one half of all elder households in the U.S. …
Retirement tips: Here’s how to save more now
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article originally appeared in the February 21st, 2012 edition of the Mr. Vernon’s Retirement blog on CBS MoneyWatch, it reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. When you’re planning for retirement, your future self doesn’t stand …
Roth vs. traditional IRA: Which is better?
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article originally appeared in the February 14th edition of Mr. Vernon’s “Retirement” blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. With tax season upon us, you might be trying to decide whether …
What happens if your insurance company fails?
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at the California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance. This article originally appeared in teh February 9th, 2012 edition of Mr. Vernon’s Retirement blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. What happens when an insurance company fails? This is one …
Retirement income scorecard first quarter 2012: Immediate annuities
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow with California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article originally appeared on the January 26, 2012 edition of Steve Vernon’s “Retirement” blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. This post continues my retirement income scorecard for the first quarter …
First quarter 2012 retirement income scorecard: Managed payouts
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article first appeared in the January 25th, 2012 edition of Mr. Vernon’s Retirement blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. This post continues my retirement income scorecard for the first quarter …
Retirement income scorecard: Interest and dividends
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article originally appeared in the January 24th edition of Mr. Vernon’s Retirement blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. How much retirement income can you generate from your 401(k), IRA and …
Boomers: 5 steps to get your retirement on track in 2012
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article originally appeared in the January 3rd, 2012 edition of Mr. Vernon’s retirement blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. Get 2012 started on the right track by taking steps to …
How Old Are You Really?
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article originally appeared in the January 9th, 2012 edition of Mr. Vernon’s CBS MoneyWatch Retirement Blog. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. While our chronological age is certainly one measure of how old we …
5 Hidden Retirement Trends of 2011
Steve Vernon is a Research Fellow at California Lutheran University’s “California Institute of Finance”. This article originally appeared in December 26th edition of Mr. Vernon’s Retirement Blog on CBS MoneyWatch. It reappears here with Mr. Vernon’s permission. Following up my previous post on the five top retirement stories of 2011, …












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