Retirement Resources

A Place in the Sun for $40,000. The average annual temperature is from 64° to 82°F—and rarely drops below 55°F in winter on the Atlantic coast. Summertime highs can reach 100°F in Marrakech. It’s a beautiful, welcoming country…traditional yet moving swiftly toward modernization—many large international companies are being set up here and there have been huge improvements in the infrastructure (especially with regard to transport). With large stretches of beaches and at least five hours of sun a day, it’s already a popular vacation destination for Spanish and, increasingly, English tourists. Find out more.

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What do you think of when you imagine yourself retired?
60 years old, throwing a ball to your dog on the beach? Cruises to Europe?
Day-trips with grandchildren? Improving your golf game? Taking classes at the local college?
The traditional retirement ideas of absolute unworried leisure may no longer reflect the uncomfortable reality faced by many retirees. We now live longer with greater expenses and – in many cases – have fewer assets. Find out how to look forward to retirement.

Popularity: 55%

What’s the trick to making New Year’s resolutions stick? “Make the resolutions realistic and measurable,” advises Hinda Dubin, the director of psychotherapy education at the University of Maryland. “It’s helpful to write down your goals, and it’s helpful to share them with a friend or significant other and ask them to help you with your resolutions.”
1. Save more. OK, let’s put the toughest resolution right upfront: Every year, you face the unpleasant prospect of forgoing the double latte to try to save more money. Some 52 percent of U.S. households have less than $25,000 saved for retirement, including some that have saved nothing at all, according to a recent AARP survey. Find out more.

Popularity: 59%