http://retirementlivingnow.com Retirement Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:55:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For years a cardinal rule of retirement investing has been to put every penny you can into IRAs, 401(k)s, and other tax-deferred accounts. That advice rested on a commonsense assumption: that after you stopped working you'd move into a lower tax bracket. That was important because the money you take ... http://retirementlivingnow.com/new-ways-to-shelter-your-retirement-cnn-money/ For years a cardinal rule of retirement investing has been to put every penny you can into IRAs, 401s, and other tax-deferred accounts. That advice rested on a commonsense assumption: that after you stopped working you'd move into a lower tax bracket. http://retirementlivingnow.com/new-strategies-to-shelter-your-retirement-savings-fortune-via-yahoo-finance/ Question: I'm 25 years old and am considering upping my contribution to my 401(k) from 20% of my salary to 30%. My only hesitation is that I don't currently have any other savings. What do you think? Should I just go ahead and build my 401(k) as much as I ... http://retirementlivingnow.com/emergency-break-piggy-bank-not-nest-egg-cnn-money/ Question: I'm 25 years old and am considering upping my contribution to my 401 from 20% of my salary to 30%. My only hesitation is that I don't currently have any other savings. What do you think? http://retirementlivingnow.com/dont-forego-an-emergency-savings-fund-for-a-bigger-401k-money-via-yahoo-finance/ VIENNA (AP) — Austrian alpine ski star Renate Goetschl announced her retirement Wednesday, saying she's pregnant and can't properly prepare for the upcoming World Cup circuit or the 2010 Winter Olympics . http://retirementlivingnow.com/austrian-alpine-ski-star-renate-goetschl-announces-retirement-says-shes-pregnant-los-angeles-times/ It's worth remembering one more time that Brett Favre was for retirement before he was against it. http://retirementlivingnow.com/favre-was-for-retirement-before-he-was-against-it-ap-via-yahoo-news/ Brett Favre's latest retirement lasted all of three weeks. The three-time MVP and former Green Bay stalwart and New York Jets rental has done an about-face for the second time in as many years and will play for the Vikings this season. http://retirementlivingnow.com/pro-retirement-aloha-doesnt-necessarily-mean-goodbye-denver-post/ Setting up retirement accounts. Making financial gifts to minors. Creating a living trust. This week, two of our "Ask the Experts" writers – certified financial planner Cynthia S. Meyers and estate attorney Mark S. Drobny – tackle those topics. http://retirementlivingnow.com/ask-the-experts-self-employed-can-set-up-retirement-plans-the-sacramento-bee/ NFL great Brett Favre has turned his back on retirement for the second time in as many years by agreeing to play for the Minnesota Vikings. http://retirementlivingnow.com/favre-comes-out-of-retirement-again-sky-news-australia/ NFL great Brett Favre has turned his back on retirement by agreeing to play for the Minnesota Vikings. http://retirementlivingnow.com/favre-comes-out-of-retirement-again-bigpond-news/