Rebuilding your retirement nest egg

Consumer Reports | Jan. 26, 2009 (Special Report)

When bad investments happen to good people, there's only one thing to do short of weeping: Turn to Plan B. That's where most of us are now. We're viewing the shards of our broken retirement nest eggs and making choices we'd hoped to avoid. We might have to work harder to slash debt, cut spending, and save more.

We also might need to continue working longer than we had expected and to change our living situation. Plan B means seizing the reins in ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jan 25, 2009 - 10:12 AM PST
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Derek Hawkins (review)
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Derek Hawkins
4.0
 by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 26, 2009

A refreshingly in-depth and nonpartisan report on how to manage personal finances during the recession, written with the public interest in mind. Lots of credible stats and sound advice.

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Fabrice Florin
4.0
 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 26, 2009

Informative report on what consumers can do to regain control over their finances, with 17 actions we can take to slash debt, cut spending and save more. This report is in-depth (be sure to click 'Next' to see all 12 pages), and provides reasonable advice based on verifiable factual evidence.

Disclosure: Consumers Union, the parent company of Consumer Reports, is partnering with NewsTrust this week to find the best journalism on Money. This did not influence my personal review of this interesting report.

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Kaizar Campwala
3.9
 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 25, 2009

Driven by a CR survey of retirees, this report uses what appears to be solid data in showing how retirees investments have done, and gives recommendations based on that information.

Not particularly relevant for me personally, but interesting non-the-less.

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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Jan. 25, 2009
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