Top 5 Social Media Tools to Plan Your Retirement

The fastest growing group on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter is not 20-somethings but their elderly counterparts, the G.I. generation, among whom social networking has quadrupled since 2008, according to the Pew Research Center. And with a struggling economy and longer life expectancies, what's on the mind of this generation is more than just photo-sharing, wall-posting and 'poking,' but considering their savings, investments and assets.

The fastest growing group on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter is not 20-somethings but their elderly counterparts, the G.I. generation, among whom social networking has quadrupled since 2008, according to the Pew Research Center. And with a struggling economy and longer life expectancies, what’s on the mind of this generation is more than just photo-sharing, wall-posting and ‘poking,’ but considering their savings, investments and assets.

Depending on who you follow and where you go, social media can help you keep up with the latest retirement research and interact with the company that administers your 401(k) or handles your stocks.

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