Personal Finance, Financial Planning, and Investment Management tidbits
Posted in Investing, Retirement Planning on Jun 8th, 2010
What does the term “get your ducks in a row” mean? According to the wiseGEEK, when a person is fully prepared for any eventuality and has every element in place, he or she can indeed be said to have his or her ducks in a row. Jim Blankenship, CFP®, EA Getting Your Financial Ducks In [...]
Posted in Investing, Retirement Planning on Sep 29th, 2009
Intel employees are now eligible to exchange their current underwater stock options for new options at a lower strike price. Employees should carefully consider the assumptions and trade-offs to make an informed decision.
Posted in In the news, Retirement Planning on Aug 24th, 2009
Brent Hunsberger, the personal finance columnist for The Oregonian, tackled the often complex topic of annuities in his Sunday column. My take: immediate annuities have a role in retirement income planning. However, it’s important to understand the embedded costs and “apples to apples” cash-equivalent yield of a variable annuity with a Guaranteed Lifetime Income Benefit [...]
Posted in Retirement Planning on May 22nd, 2009
A recent analysis by Charles Schwab found that 43% of the 401(k) assets held by workers who left their jobs in the first quarter of 2008 still remains in the old plans. Leaving your assets on autopilot in your old employer’s plan may not be the smart thing to do.
Assets left in an [...]