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Business News > Mint Authors > Anne Tergesen

Anne Tergesen

ARTICLES BY ANNE TERGESEN

Spending below one’s means is especially prevalent among wealthier retirees. (Image: Pexel)

Even rich retirees fear outliving their money

4 min read . 30 Dec 2024

Buffett, who has been donating big chunks of his fortune to those foundations and other charities for years, is currently worth about $150 billion.. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News

Warren Buffett talks to his kids about his will. You should too.

6 min read . 29 Nov 2024

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance is a multimillionaire who owns several homes and invests in a range of assets including gold and crypto. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)

Tim Walz’s and JD Vance’s personal finances couldn’t be more different

5 min read . 09 Aug 2024

People imagine they will continue to work more after retirement than they actually do. (Image: Pixabay)

Retire at 65? It’s more like 62.

2 min read . 25 Apr 2024

ILLUSTRATION: ELENA SCOTTI/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; ISTOCK

The conflicts your financial advisers don’t want you to know about

5 min read . 04 Apr 2024

Some of this nest-egg disconnect stems from the shift from pensions to 401(k)-type plans, which require savers to make investment and planning decisions on their own. (Wall Street Journal)

The new magic number for retirement is $1.46 million. Here’s what it tells us.

4 min read . 02 Apr 2024

Marianne Simpson wound down her financial advisory business before fully retiring. TAYLOR GLASCOCK FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Here’s What Retirement Looks Like for Single Women in America

8 min read . 24 Mar 2024

A record share of 401(k) account holders took early withdrawals from their accounts last year for financial emergencies.

More Americans Are Treating Their 401(k)s Like Cash Machines

3 min read . 11 Mar 2024

The higher required minimum distributions will push some retirees into higher tax brackets. (Photo: Bloomberg News)

Americans’ required retirement income has never been higher

4 min read . 05 Jan 2024

The 4% Rule for Retirement Is Back

The 4% Rule for Retirement Is Back

3 min read . 13 Nov 2023

The U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday proposed that financial advisers, brokers and insurance agents should be held to the fiduciary standard on rollover IRAs.

Biden’s ‘Junk Fee’ Crackdown Comes for Retirement Advice

4 min read . 31 Oct 2023

Millennials are saving more and earlier largely because contributing to a 401(k) became the default in many plans.

Millennials on Better Track for Retirement Than Boomers and Gen X

3 min read . 03 Oct 2023

People storing a significant amount of cash should protect their money from theft, fire and flooding.

The Right Amount of Cash to Keep at Home for Emergencies. Hint: Not $480,000

2 min read . 26 Sept 2023

Invest for retirement: Pursuits and friendships can compound over time like stocks and bonds, the best time to start investing in your future is in your 30s, 40s, and 50s (Photo: iStock)

To invest for retirement, build friendships and hobbies

5 min read . 01 Jan 2023

For those striving to hit the $1 million mark, questions and doubts linger.

Here’s what a $1 million retirement looks like in America

11 min read . 01 Jan 2023

As FTX customers discovered, with the company entering bankruptcy proceedings, investors can suffer significant losses if the company that houses their account goes bust (Photo: Reuters)

How safe are your investments? It’s worth checking

5 min read . 14 Dec 2022

The traditional advice for retirees who need to make their money last for 30 years is to spend no more than 4% of their savings in the first year of retirement, and in subsequent years raise those withdrawals to keep pace with inflation (Photo: iStock)

The 4% rule for retirement spending makes a comeback

3 min read . 13 Dec 2022

In India, social security support on retirement funding or provision of pension is very limited or non-existential. Photo: iStockphoto (Photo: iStock)

Should you retire early to get a larger lump sum on your pension?

5 min read . 31 Oct 2022

According to the Federal Reserve, nearly 38% of those ages 65 to 74 had mortgages or home-equity lines of credit on a primary residence in 2019, the latest year for which data is available.

When it pays to have a mortgage in retirement—and when it doesn’t

4 min read . 06 Sept 2022

Despite the market’s importance in early retirement, history shows that the portfolios of people who retire in down markets can recover. (Photo: iStock)

Is now a bad time to retire?

4 min read . 30 Aug 2022