Being smart Quote by Hedrick Smith

The most important thing to understand about your pension is it only really counts on the day you put money in and the day…

— Martin Lewis

It's hard to have any idea of how much money is enough to finance an appropriate lifestyle in retirement. But if a lump sum…

— Richard Thaler

If you wait to see how much money you have left at the end of the month to put toward savings, the answer may…

— Suze Orman

The basic idea of retirement income is, to me, to get a check, two checks every month, one from your fixed income and one…

— John C. Bogle

Pay off your mortgage before retirement, and that's one less bill you'll have to worry about when you're on a fixed income.

— Suze Orman

It's probably also smart to keep some money in cash to invest it. But I would resist at all costs taking a lump-sum distribution…

— Hedrick Smith

“So, while it’s clearly in the interests of your pension provider and financial adviser to get hold of your money as soon as they…

— David Craig

“MONTH ONE ACTION PLAN Open a new checking account that is free of monthly maintenance fees. Notify your employer to have your direct deposit…

— Suze Orman

I never had the money to start a pension - I didn't start to make any real money until I was 58 - and…

— June Brown

“Your annuity can be guaranteed (it pays out for an agreed number of years even if you pop your clogs) or not guaranteed (if…

— David Craig

You know me and I have a pension. It provides some comfort but only some. It's still not enough to live off completely but…

— Michelle Singletary

Much of the traditional thinking about cash is well intentioned but unrealistic. Should you have six months of living expenses in the bank for…

— Barry Ritholtz