Posted by Brian McCullough In the past, I’ve written about what you should do first if you get fired or laid off. Over the weekend, over at the WiseBread blog, I saw a new strategy that had never occurred to me before. Essentially, it boils down to remembering to ask the HR folks if they’ll […]
Entries Tagged as 'Retirement'
Getting Fired? Laid Off? What About Your 401 K?
March 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Benefits · Finance · Retirement
Are Older Workers Surviving The Downturn Better Than The Young?
February 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Posted by Brian McCullough Are younger workers having a harder time in this job market than their older cohorts? The conventional wisdom, based on previous downturns, is that older (read: more expensive) workers are either laid off or offered sweet early retirement incentives to make way for younger (read: cheaper) workers. But this BusinessWeek article […]
Tags: Recession · Retirement
TODAY ONLY- Free Financial Advice
January 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Posted by Brian McCullough I know this is a bit off our topic, but this is too good not to pass along. Tax season is coming up- er… here already. And anyone anytime could use some decent advice about financial and retirement planning. Need to re-organize your 401k? Or start one? I got a great […]
Tags: Finance · Getting Ahead · Retirement
Your Employer Can Cut Your Benefits After Age 65
January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Posted by Brian McCullough I saw this over the holidays and thought it should have been a bigger news story than it was. I offer this up without comment except to say that the trend continues: they’re happy to give you benefits when you don’t need them or won’t use them; but as soon as […]
Tags: Benefits · Retirement
