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Retirement Planning is Still about Who You Are!

Posted on September 15, 2010 by petillo — No Comments ↓

If you are a white male age 25-59 years old, you get it. You get access to the job that offers the 401(k) plan, you contribute to your retirement, and you are less likely to withdraw from that retirement plan.…

Tagged with: 401k, blacks, defined benefit, defined contribution, financial decisions and women, Hispanics, insurance, investments, IRA, mutual funds, pension wealth, retirement plans, widows, women and retirement
Posted in commentary, financial planning, personal finance, Repercussions: A Retirement Review, Retirement Planning Target 2025, Uncategorized, women and retirement

The Evolution of Retirement: The Seeds of the Future

Posted on June 7, 2010 by petillo — No Comments ↓

I was discussing the concept of retirement with several people half my age recently. Not only was the concept of little value to them in their current frame of mind, they saw it as a Wall Street notion to sell…

Tagged with: 401k, company match, investing, investment incentives, investments, iras, retirement plan, risk, taxes
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For Women: Life Insurance in the Right Amount

Posted on June 4, 2010 by petillo — No Comments ↓

Over the last couple of shows on MomsMakingaMillion, we have been discussing ways to close the investment gap that women have with men. On this Friday’s show (06.04.10), we are going to look at another gap that has persisted to…

Tagged with: finances, life insurance, Moms Making a Million, term life insurance, women and fiance, women and retirement planning
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