Tag: retirement

Candid photo of Annastasia Salon

Luke Huffstutter Luke Huffstutter felt a great sense of relief when the employees of his Portland hair salon started putting money into a state retirement program designed to make saving easy. This is much better than the “guilt” he felt over many years of desperate attempts – and not much luck – to convince his…

Percent signs on a chalkboard

It might be the most consequential issue baby boomers will deal with when they retire: did I save enough? Vanguard’s free online calculator will estimate that for you, using the same sophisticated technique financial advisers charge hundreds of dollars to provide. The user-friendly calculator uses 100,000 of what are called Monte Carlo simulations of potential futur…