Retirement home tenants to get injury insurance coverage (People’s Daily)

The city has announced plans to provide retirement home residents with injury liability insurance before yearend to lessen the financial burdens of tenants who file compensation claims, local authorities said yesterday. According to the scheme, both the government and retirement homes should pay liability insurance premiums. It would also enable senior citizens who get injured on retirement …

Eastday-Injury insurance to cover retirement home tenants in Shanghai (Eastday.com)

Eastern China’s metropolis Shanghai has announced plans to provide retirement home residents with injury liability insurance before yearend to lessen the financial burdens of tenants who file compensation claims.

N.Y. Pension Deals Seen as Focus of Wide Inquiry (New York Times)

Prosecutors are investigating whether one of the nation?s largest private equity firms made improper payments to intermediaries in exchange for state pension business.

Women and Money — Cultivating Confidence (Carteret County News-Times)

(ARA) – Women today are adept at making the day-to-day financial decisions in their households. In general, they have absolute clarity around the importance of saving and investing.

Pittsburgh top retirement haven (Ellwood City Ledger)

MOST AFFORDABLE PLACE TO RETIRE If you’re a Pittsburgh baby boomer close to retirement, you’re already living in the right place, according to U.S. News and World Report Insurance Services for Retireees.

Brook Asset Management Welcomes KiwiSaver Growth (Scoop.co.nz)

14 April 2009: Brook Asset Management has welcomed news that the one millionth New Zealander has begun saving for their retirement through KiwiSaver, reaffirming Brook’s view that KiwiSaver is an attractive means of saving for retirement.

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VUSD wants to offer early-retirement incentive to managers, nonteaching staff (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)

A month after offering an early retirement incentive to its teachers, Visalia Unified School District officials want to do the same for its management and nonteaching staff.

District offers early retirement to teachers (San Diego Union-Tribune)

National School District teachers who file retirement papers by May 8 will receive a payout equal to 50 percent of their salary, up to $41,246. Teachers must be at least 50 years old and have worked at least 10 consecutive years in the district.

Are You Screwing Up Your Retirement? (The Motley Fool)

It’s said that human beings stand out from other species by virtue of our ability to think and plan ahead. While that may be true, most of us also have great trouble thinking about or preparing for the long term in the middle of our daily tasks and toil. Heck, it’s difficult enough to plan something just six months ahead, like a summer vacation. How on earth are we supposed to be able to think about something in the distant future — like retirement?

However, thinking in advance, and acting on those thoughts, are keys to being ready when the future becomes the present. The younger you are, the more distant your retirement — and the greater your ability to compound your returns over time. That paradox can work to your advantage.

In this collection, we try to answer the important questions:

• How much will I need for my retirement in order to live comfortably?
• What are my goals?
• When should I start?
• What should I do?
• How much can I count on from Social Security?
• What costs might I run into once I’ve actually retired?

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