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New insights on retirement income

We’ve just launched some new content on vanguard.com designed to provide insights into generating and taking income in retirement, and we’re interested in hearing your thoughts about it.

Our new web content is based on 3 ideas. First, if you’re …

Written on June 7, 2011 at 9:21 am, by

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In passing: “Busting retirement myths”

Just saw this—Linda Stern punches holes in some of the more common misconceptions about retirement:

Stern Advice: Busting retirement myths

What she has to say lines up well with my own observations and thoughts. What about you?…

Written on March 17, 2011 at 8:52 am, by

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Roth IRAs and tax deferral

With a new year well underway, at Vanguard our attention is turning to IRAs, 401(k)s, and tax planning. This year, I, like a lot of others, seem to have Roth IRAs on the brain.…

Written on February 16, 2011 at 3:05 pm, by

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Annuities for retirement income?

Vanguard is not an insurance company, but that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate the potential value that some see in having a guaranteed income in retirement.
In fact, you may have heard that Vanguard recently introduced Vanguard Annuity Access™, …

Written on September 24, 2010 at 9:22 am, by and

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The millionaire’s dilemma

What’s the typical income of a U.S. retiree? $40,000? $50,000? Higher, lower?

It’s $31,157 as of 2008.

That’s the median income of households age 65 and older as reported by Pat Purcell of the Congressional Research Service. The median means …

Written on June 25, 2010 at 9:12 am, by

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Annuity—or not?

I recently attended a conference in Washington on the question of retirement income—how baby boomers will generate income from their 401(k) accounts once they retire.…

Written on May 28, 2010 at 10:07 am, by

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