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• What Is My Pension Worth?

  Q. I'd like to know what my pension is worth. I will receive $2,300 a month, fixed. What would it cost in the marketplace today to buy that level of pension? ---B.T., by email. A. You can learn what it is worth to you by getting an estimate of what it... Posted Feb 07 2007, 06:00 PM by scottb with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Index & ETF Investing, Q&A (from print), Retirement

• Income Limits from Your Nest Egg

  Q. It is recommended that retirees withdraw no more than 4 percent a year from their retirement nest egg. Is this in addition to any income that is generated from their funds? Bonds and CDs pay more than 4 percent. And some higher-dividend stocks pay... Posted Jan 03 2007, 06:00 PM by scottb with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Index & ETF Investing, Mutual Fund Investing, Q&A (from print), Retirement

• Money Isn‘t The Only Retirement Tool

  Q. I'm a security officer with income $ 30,000 a year. I don't have a retirement plan. All my savings I invest in bank CDs or I Bonds. I'm 29 years old now and have $5,000 in bank CDs and $14,000 in I Bonds. What do I have to do to allow me to retire... Posted Jan 29 2004, 10:19 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Index & ETF Investing, Living Lite, Q&A (from print), Retirement