
retirement
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Using Gold to Help Avoid Common Retirement Planning Mistakes
- July 7, 2014
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
No CommentsThere are many different variables that can threaten your retirement funds, and it is imperative to take these variables into consideration as much as possible when planning your retirement. U.S. News & World Report published an article by Kelly Campbell listing five common mistakes people make in their retirement planning which points out such variables as interest
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Retirement Savings on the Rebound
- June 2, 2014
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Retirement
The Principal Financial Group released research finding that retirement account savings are rebounding. Since the recession began five years ago, retirement savings have nearly doubled, rising by 93%. Individuals have been participating in retirement plans in larger numbers and putting more money into them since the market collapse in 2009, in correlation with the rising stock
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This Week in Gold: Retirement Fear, Platinum & Palladium, Coin Minting
- May 30, 2014
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: This Week in Gold
This week in gold, we revealed how serious the fear of running out of retirement funds is among Americans, why platinum and palladium have been performing so well recently, and how the American Gold Eagle Bullion Coin used to be produced and how it’s produced today. Americans Fear Running out of Retirement Money more than
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The Number One Fear Americans Have about Retirement
- May 27, 2014
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Retirement
Bank of America recently conducted their bi-annual survey in which 1,000 affluent Americans (having $50,000-$250,000 in investable assets) were asked about their “financial concerns, priorities and behaviors”. The report found that respondents fear running out of money for retirement more than public speaking, gaining weight, or going to the dentist. Interestingly, despite this fear, many
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What Is the Top Financial Concern of Everyday Americans?
- April 29, 2014
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Retirement
What are the top financial concerns of everyday Americans? A recent poll by Gallup answers this question and may be surprising to some. In Gallup’s annual Economy and Personal Finance poll conducted April 3-6 of this year, participants were asked how concerned they were about nine different financial matters on a scale of “very worried,”
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Women Participating in 401(k) Plans Less Than Men
- April 16, 2014
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: 401K
In a study of over 2,000 companies, Wells Fargo recently announced that 49% of men and 43% of women enroll in their employer-sponsored retirement plan. Compare this to Wells Fargo’s “recommended contribution index” measuring how many people are saving a minimum of 10% for their 401(k), in which 43% of men and 39% of women hit
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40% of Americans Fail This Financial Test – Do You?
- April 10, 2014
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Retirement
Americans are failing a basic financial test at surprising rates. A recent ABC News story reveals several reasons Americans are not financially secure. Atif Mian of Princeton University and Amir Sufi of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business asked a sample of 25,000 people a simple question and the results were shocking. We
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5 Tips to Ensure a Smooth 401(k) Rollover Process
- January 9, 2014
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: 401K
When you leave a job, you have options for the funds in your 401(k): leave the money in your 401(k) plan, roll it over to a new 401(k) with your current employer, cash out of your 401(k) and have the funds sent directly to you, or roll over the funds to an IRA. Gold 401(k) rollovers
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IRAs Now More Than One-Fourth of Retirement Market
- November 27, 2013
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: News
Individual retirement accounts now represent more than one-fourth of U.S. total retirement market assets, up from 17 percent 20 years ago, according to the Investment Company Institute. There was $5.7 trillion in IRA assets recorded at the end of the second quarter of 2013. In June, IRA assets were 9 percent of all household financial
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The Couple’s Guide for Investing in Gold
- December 3, 2012
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold Investing
“She’ll never go for that…” Is a typical reaction for most men when considering the idea of investing in gold. Family comes first and if you have ever been faced with making investment decisions as a couple – you know it can be trying. You may already be sold on the idea of moving large
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