The examples in this collection MSN presents are really lame. If you are going to include a Credence song, what about their "Down on the corner" those lyrics were indecipherable.   I still don't know what they're saying in Queen's "Killer Queen" . She's a killer queen, robbed by nativity, dynamite with a laser b...more

First, you don't need $2 million. Sure, you can live to be 100 but look around, how many people in their 80's are going to Churchill Downs for the Derby then jetting off to Milan to see the newest fashions? As you get older your living costs may go up but your discretionary spending is going to go way down. So start sa...more

If you are in your 50's and looking for advice on saving for retirement then I'm sorry to say ITS TOO LATE... For you life sucks and its not going to get much better. If you are in your 20's and looking for advice on saving for retirement here it is. Put away as much as you are allowed into tax deferred retirement sav...more

Its all about options. When you are 65 and living on $1000 a month you don't have many options. When you are 55 and have $1 million in a 401k then you have countless options. Be smart, for retirement save as much as you can as quickly as you can. Time is the best investment tool young people have, USE IT.

Do yourself a favor. Put away the maximum you can as soon as you can. Use time as the tool to make your money grow. Remember, these are tax deferred accounts so you are using money that would have been paid in taxes to grow your portfolio. It worked for me and my wife. Thirty years of saving for retirement and one day ...more

If only one person takes my advice I'll be happy. Maximize your retirement plan contributions. You don't pay taxes on that money so part of that contribution is money you would have sent to the IRS. Sure you will eventually have to pay taxes on that money but it will be in your account for the next 40 years with you ge...more

Its a shame that young people won't be reading these types of articles.  If you are in your 50's and haven't been planning for your retirement over the last 25 years, its too late. TIME is the only commodity that a younger person has in abundance. Max out your retirement contributions from an early age and let the powe...more