From MarketWatch:
How Peter Thiel turned $2,000 in a Roth IRA into $5,000,000,000: The PayPal co-founder had less than $2,000 in 1999, but has grown that account substantially. Here’s how.
We have $7 million for retirement but ‘I feel bad about not working’ — should I retire anyway?: Retirement preparedness isn’t just financial. It is also emotional.
These are the questions readers say you should ask your doctor, and what a doctor thinks of them: Want to make the most of your next doctor visit? Consider asking these questions.
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More in retirement news:
The FIRE movement: How to retire early with no mortgage debt (Fox Business)
Saving for retirement? Now you can bet on Bitcoin (The Wall Street Journal)
Lord of the Roths: How tech mogul Peter Thiel turned a retirement account for the middle class into a $5 billion tax-free piggy bank (ProPublica)
Chris Pratt throws a hilarious retirement party for Jimmy Kimmel (Yahoo!)
At 54, China’s average retirement age is too low (The Economist)
Research and Insight:
Retirement confidence largely help up during pandemic, says study (FEDweek)
Retirement scholars rip study finding target date funds ‘exploit’ investors (ThinkAdvisor)
Retirement, once on track, is now derailed for many (Treasury & Risk)
A ‘rebuilding American retirement’ call to arms for financial advisors (Nasdaq)
Women faster to accept jobs. Pay suffers (Center for Retirement Research at Boston College)
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How to get a $1 million financial education that costs next to nothing
Talk to your parents about their retirement plans — sooner rather than later
Survival advice for women — or anyone — who’s nervous about money