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Carla Fried

Author Biography

Carla Fried started reporting on retirement way back when the 401(k) was a new-fangled oddity (i.e., the mid '80s). As a senior writer at Money magazine in the 1990s, she wrote extensively on retirement planning and investment and covered a wide range of personal financial topics, from real estate to insurance. She is a dot-com veteran, having served as the managing editor at Quicken.com. Since 2002 she has freelanced for publications and websites including Business 2.0, Kiplinger's, Money, The New York Times, and Real Simple.

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• 401(k)s: Recent changes not nearly good enough

  A new report shows Corporate America has been busy fixing what's wrong with its 401(k)s. Commendable for sure, but it is still not nearly good enough. There's still plenty wrong with 401(k)s; much of it systemic flaws Congress must step up to the plate and address if it is seriously concerned...

  Blog posts | Nov 23, 2009

• Obama Retirement Fix: No Day at the Beach

  The Obama Administration's recent tweak to policy makes it easier to bank unused vacation days in your retirement account. As much as Americans need to save more for retirement, using the vacation days could be a smarter retirement planning strategy by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | Nov 20, 2009

• Talking Turkey: Financial Advice for your Adult Kids

  Even grown kids still look for parental advice on financial matters. (Seriously, a Schwab survey says 4 in 10 young adults in their 20s want Mom and Dad to impart some pearls of wisdom.) But there's a fine line between being helpful or off-putting. A new website aimed at financial advice for Gen...

  Blog posts | Nov 23, 2009

• Lip Service Popular Retirement Planning Strategy

  It's clear we know we need to save more to ensure a secure retirement. But for all the lip service given to the new realities of retirement planning, we're still coming up short--way short--on putting our money where our mouths are. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | Nov 18, 2009

• Investor Manifesto: Is Nausea the Key to Success?

  Top investing mind William J. Bernstein has written an easy-to-read retirement road map for individual investors. The Investor's Manifesto flips the focus from "getting rich" to making sure you don't die poor. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | Nov 13, 2009

• Indicator to Watch: 401(k) Match

  The good news: More firms that slashed or suspended their 401(k) matching contribution now say they plan on reinstating the benefit in 2010. The not so good news: some employer matches will be less generous than before. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | Nov 16, 2009

• The New Retirement Risk: Decisionmaking Skills Peak at 53

  Financial decision-making skills peak at age 53. Yet retirees need to still be making smart choices into their 70s and beyond. Welcome to yet another retirement risk. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | Nov 11, 2009

• Retirees Plan on Going Broke

  Americans expect to spend down their retirement savings at a 10 percent annual rate says Wells Fargo's annual Retirement Fitness Survey. And that's a sure-fire recipe for financial disaster. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | Nov 9, 2009

• Gen Xers Face Retirement Trouble

  Baby Boomers get all the attention when it comes to the retirement-savings crunch, but Gen Xers are actually in worse shape. Fifty-six percent of Gen X households will lack the savings and assets to retire well. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | Nov 4, 2009

• Game On: How Long Will You Live?

  After playing around with some online longevity calculators, I face this conundrum: If I don’t build up my retirement stash to support me until I'm 95, my next best option might be to take up recreational drugs and increase my alcohol intake. by Carla Fried

  Blog posts | Nov 2, 2009