Help Me Retire

I’m 58, rent a part of my house, have a physical job with ‘serious aches and pains’ and want to retire. Can I?

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I’m 58, rent a part of my house, have a physical job with ‘serious aches and pains’ and want to retire. Can I?

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We’re retired, have about $350,000 in our accounts and live comfortably with Social Security and pensions. Should we pay off our $132,000 mortgage?

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I’m 52, single with no kids and only $190,000 in 401(k) assets. ‘I don’t want to die alone and forgotten in my home.’ What should I do?

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I want to leave my job and tap into my $2.1 million 401(k) plan at age 55 — should anything stop me?

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I’m 70 and am thinking of going back to work to qualify for Social Security. Should I? 

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We’re 47, naturalized citizens and have $575,000 in IRAs — how are we doing for retirement?

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I’m 49, have $1.2 million in savings and just lost my job — can I trust the retirement calculators that tell me it’s OK to retire?

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I was laid off after 23 years — how do I save my retirement? ‘I fight panic attacks watching my severance dwindle.’

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‘I will work until I die’: I’m 74, have little money saved and battle medical issues. ‘I want to retire so I can have a few years to enjoy life.’

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I’m 50 and divorced with no kids. I have an MBA but am afraid I’ll still be working when I’m 70.

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We’re 57, and our work is unpleasant and tiresome. We have $800,000 in 401(k) plans and $1.15 million in a pension. Can we just retire already?

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We have $2 million and plan to retire soon, but we aren’t sure how our 401(k) plans are taxed

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I’m in my mid-70s and just got a new income stream. I don’t need it. What should I do with it? 

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I’m retiring next year with $1.2 million, a house and a farm — do I still need life insurance for my wife if I die?

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We have $2 million for retirement and want to spend every single dollar before we die

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I’m 54 and the primary earner but ‘professionally, I am exhausted’ — we have $2.18 million but what about healthcare?

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My 57-year-old husband works three shifts and is ‘burned out’ — can he retire?

Jul. 8, 2023 at 8:22 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’m 64, make $1,500 a month driving Uber and get almost $5,000 a month in pensions and Social Security — should I pay off my mortgage before I retire?

Jul. 5, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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Assisted living would cost $100,000 a year where we live. We’re almost in our 60s, should we get long-term-care insurance? 

Jul. 3, 2023 at 12:03 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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We’re 54, have $4.5 million in savings but don’t know how to withdraw it in retirement. What should we do?

Jul. 1, 2023 at 11:05 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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‘This high mortgage rate is killing me,’ but I’m retiring this year — should I withdraw money from my 403(b)?

Jun. 7, 2023 at 11:07 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’m 61 and earned $83,200 in investment income last year. Will that affect my Social Security benefit?

May. 27, 2023 at 11:08 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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At 55 years old, I will have worked for 30 years — what are the pros and cons of retiring at that age? 

Apr. 22, 2023 at 4:38 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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We are retired with ‘substantial’ pensions and very little debt — how much do I need in a ‘rainy day fund’?

Apr. 22, 2023 at 2:57 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’ll be 60, have $95,000 in cash and no debts — I think I can retire, but financial seminars ‘say otherwise’

Apr. 1, 2023 at 2:32 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’m 66, we have more than $2 million, I just want to golf – can I retire?

Apr. 1, 2023 at 12:41 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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We want to retire in about 5 years but have $150,000 in credit card debt and loans and $1.4 million locked in retirement accounts — ‘we want to be really retired’

Apr. 1, 2023 at 8:55 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’m 38, sold my home for $1.3 million and save my money but I ‘wonder if I’ll ever be able to retire’ 

Mar. 24, 2023 at 7:50 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’m 36 with $435,000 and want to retire early — ‘the earlier the better’ — but without a frugal lifestyle

Mar. 18, 2023 at 9:22 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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‘I don’t think I can wait until 70’: I’m still working at 66. Should I wait or claim Social Security now? 

Mar. 7, 2023 at 12:05 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’m 73 and will only have my 401(k) after retiring. How do I make it last?

Mar. 4, 2023 at 9:15 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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We’re in our 60s and have lost $250,000 in our 401(k) plans — can we still retire?  

Feb. 28, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’m a single dad maxing out my retirement accounts and earning $100,000 – how do I make the most of my retirement dollars?

Feb. 18, 2023 at 6:13 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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‘Is my financial planner crazy?’ We’re 55 and 60, five years from retirement and were told we should invest more aggressively

Feb. 18, 2023 at 2:19 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I ruined my family’s finances by withdrawing from my 401(k) to buy a house — and I regret it

Jan. 28, 2023 at 7:29 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito
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I’ll be 65 soon, have $320,000 in retirement savings and a paid-off home but I’m $46,000 in debt – should I take more money out of my investments?

Jan. 21, 2023 at 4:28 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito