The following is a guest article by Ooi Chia Shen. If you are an expat living in Malaysia, having a credit card will be helpful to conduct your daily financial needs and minimise the amount of cash withdrawals you make from the ATMs. Here are the steps and requirements you need to fulfil to apply … Read more
by Shannon Casey When you enter retirement, there are a number of fun things to think about: new hobbies, vacations and additional time with friends and family. On the other hand, you also need to look into each of your insurance policies. Whether you want to admit it to yourself or not, you’re getting older, … Read more
by The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com (Orlando, Florida) Estimated Medical Expenses in Retirement A common mistake people make when planning for retirement is underestimating how much they’ll need saved for medical expenses. While Medicare is designed to insure adults ages 65 and older, it falls short in many coverage areas — placing more financial burden … Read more
If you struggle to figure out how to retire early, here’s a suggestion: Step 1: Make a commitment right now and here that retiring early is what you really, really desire. Otherwise I don’t want you to read on, as you’d just waste your time (yes, seriously). So, are you sure? If so, proceed to… Step … Read more
You’re excited about retiring abroad and the last you want to think about is health insurance. I hear you. But, like it or not, one downside to being an expat is that you lose the health cover from your home country. If you are currently resident in a European country or in Switzerland you will … Read more
Guide to Dividend Investing An interesting new e-book on dividend investing has recently been published. While there are a number of books available that cover dividend income investing these are almost all exclusively aimed at US investors. The new 90-page Guide to Dividend Investing is especially aimed at UK and expat savers, investors and (future) … Read more
by Ali James The AARP suggests that people have a ‘nest egg’ equal to 10-12 times their usual income before retiring. As the majority of us do not have near that figure available, generating income during retirement has become increasingly necessary. Investing in real estate has long been recognized as a means to get ahead of the … Read more
Read or Share Financial Retirement Planning Tips Solid financial retirement planning is no easy task. If you are like me, you tend to put it off… still so many years before I retire – why bother with the oh so dry topic of financial planning for my retirement? Resolve to at least inform yourself. What … Read more
Guest article by Ines Zemelman, EA – Founder of Taxes for Expats After a lifetime of working, you are finally able to spend your days enjoying leisure. RetirePedia has a wealth of information of where you can settle in your golden years, but it is important to remember that even though you no longer need to … Read more
With the average retirement costing retirees upwards of $50,000 per year, it’s no surprise that cutting costs is a big part of financial retirement planning. Some start budgeting on groceries, perhaps cut the kids off from the payroll, or maybe they even decide to retire somewhere where they can get more bang for their buck—like Ecuador or Costa … Read more