Category Archives: retirement

Americans dumbfounded….

As French Protest Increase In Retirement Age To…62 No Sh!t. Of course City of Denver employees are better off than the French. Apparently they understand as they’re not rioting over increasing their retirement age from 55 to 60. Hey, the … Continue reading

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401K: Stable value fund

Stable Value? Chrysler Fund Shows Woes Still Lurking It boggles my mind that there are companies that do not offer money market funds but do offer stable value funds as a “cash” investment option. In my previous engineering job (before … Continue reading

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Have 401k’s failed?

Glenn Reynolds does a good job of framing the debate. Probably the only traditional type asset available to “joe investor” that has done ok are fixed and indexed annuities. Of course, these are all insurance products. Can you say “AIG”?

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Your retirement money’s safe with us

Darren over at Right on the Left Coast brings us an update on the safety of the California state teachers retirement system (CalSTRS)… *Defined benefits, like yours with CalSTRS, can deliver the same level of retirement income to groups of … Continue reading

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Where to retire

Ten great places to retire for both Democrats and Republicans. Democratic: Chicago, Ill. Dearborn, Mich. Maplewood, N.J. Pembroke Pines, Fla. San Mateo, Calif. Republican: Cincinnati, Ohio Fort Worth, Texas Hoover, Ala. Idaho Falls, Idaho Ogden, Utah

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