Retirement Planning


Recent Retirement Planning Articles

The Best Retirement Plan for Entrepreneurs

Used to be, you had to give up either savings or flexibility to create a tax-deferred nest egg. Not any more.  Read more

Finally, A Decent 401(k) for Small Business

At long last, you can offer employees plans that matches the big guys in efficiency. What took so long?  Read more

Inc. Data Bank, October 2011

What small business owners want out of retirement, how employees feel about work-life balance, what countries are driving global e-commerce sales, and other ...  Read more

Small Business Owners Fear Being Unable to Retire

But one expert says small business owners keep working "because they love what they are doing and don't see the point of retiring."  Read more

How to Choose the Best Options for Your Company’s 401(k) Plan

It takes more than portfolio diversification to help employees amass the money needed to enjoy life for 20 more years after they quit working full-time.  Read more

Tools For Business Owner Retirement Planning

You take care of your employees, but what about planning for your own future? Here are the tools you need to plan your retirement.  Read more

"What Am I, If Not My Business?"

What happens when it’s time to move on? In the rare moments when entrepreneurs pause to think about it, they are by turns terrified, exhilarated, and just ...  Read more

Warren Buffett's Succession Plan

Buffett appoints a candidate to fill his shoes someday. Plus, the current status of angel investing and more of the latest entrepreneurial news.  Read more

How to Start a Cash Balance Pension Plan

This increasingly popular retirement plan can help accelerate your savings and reduce your year-end tax liability.  Read more

10 Tips for Planning Your Exit

Expert pointers on the details of selling a business, planning an IPO, and choosing a successor.  Read more

Reasons to Sell Your Business Before You're Ready to Retire

You don't have to hold onto your business until your working days are done. Here are some reasons why "retirement" and "exit planning" shouldn't be synonymous.  Read more

Leadership Development: Who's Next?

Tracy Hart, CEO of the $121 million general-contracting company Tarlton Corp. in St. Louis wants to be prepared. So she is drawing up succession plans for ...  Read more

How to Choose a Successor

Are you dragging your feet when it comes to creating a succession plan? You shouldn't. Here's how to get started choosing (and training) your replacement.  Read more

Study: Retiring Harder on Women

Lower income and a longer lifespan are forcing women to save more than men, a study finds.  Read more

Retired Execs Turn to Consulting

Citing extra income, many older workers are launching second careers as industry consultants.  Read more

Why 80 Is the New 30

Forget shuffleboard and croquet. With Americans living longer, a growing number of people are embarking on entrepreneurial second careers -- well into their ...  Read more

The Retirement Myth

Americans are living longer, healthier, and more productive lives. For many entrepreneurs, the real fun now begins after 65.  Read more

Family Planning: A Rough Guide to Business Succession

Succession planning isn't easy, but it is necessary. Start early and talk frequently, and you'll have an advantage. Here are some pointers and resources to l...  Read more

Run, Ricky, Run!

Patrick J. Sauer notes that a pro sports figure offers a perfect example of retiring on your own terms.  Read more

Retiring Minds

In today's tough market, selling stock to employees may be the smartest path to an exit strategy.  Read more

You Can Take It With You -- And Retirees Do

You Can Take It With You -- And Retirees Do. Although the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act encouraged retirees to choose pension payout plans tha...  Read more

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