Glen Larkin, investment officer and financial planner, Adirondack Trust Co BY SUSAN E. CAMPBELL A retirement plan is one of the few tax-advantaged savings options available to just about anybody. Still, too few take advantage of a plan's unique...
My Turn: How Do You Picture Retirement?
Stephan Scribner, financial consultant, BSNB Financial Services By Stephan Scribner How do you picture your retirement? Traveling the country in a motorhome or staying at resorts several times a year? Perhaps it is finally being able to travel to...
Retirement Straight Talk
Stephen J. Augstell, senior vice president for Key Private Bank By Stephen J. Augstell , MS, CFP Americans are not saving enough for retirement. This is hardly breaking news. When measured against accepted benchmarks-- 85 percent replacement of preretirement...
Web Calculator Helps Retirement Planning
AARP in late November launched a free online Health Care Costs Calculator, a major addition to its Ready for Retirement suite of planning tools. In a survey accompanying the release of the calculator, AARP found that just 36 percent of...