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2019-08-27T11:06:00.001-07:00

2016-08-10T13:51:00.004-07:00

7 Things to Do Before Leaving the Country
(U.S. News & World Report) - As any seasoned traveler can attest, the 48 hours before any international trip tends to be chaotic...
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2016-07-05T10:27:00.001-07:00

What is the middle class, anyway?
(CNN) - Everyone's talking about saving America's middle class. But just who exactly falls into this group?...
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2016-06-17T14:22:00.001-07:00

Less means more for Baby Boomers who downsize in retirement
(USA Today) - When it comes to retirement planning, there are a lot of opinions on how much you need to save...
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2016-05-10T12:13:00.001-07:00

It's Time To Re-Think The Bucket List Retirement
(Wall Street Journal) - In the search for the next big adventure, retirees are too often missing out on the most fulfilling aspects of later life...
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2016-04-05T14:37:00.001-07:00

Most Americans have less than $1,000 in savings
(MarketWatch) - Americans are living right on the edge — at least when it comes to financial planning. Approximately 62% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts…
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2016-03-25T14:41:00.000-07:00

The New Rules for Early Retirement
(Time) - Do you dream of leaving full-time work behind at 60 or even sooner? Plenty of Americans do, of course. But the real question is whether you can afford to clock out early...
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2015-11-02T11:09:00.000-08:00

When Working Couples Can't Get It Together On Retirement Plans
(Forbes) - Working couples have a lot on their mind, and retirement planning often gets short shrift. For one thing, they may have trouble agreeing on common goals, thus ending up agreeing...
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2015-10-09T06:54:00.000-07:00

Here's How Wide the Retirement Gap Is Between Men and Women
(Bloomberg) - Men are short of a standard goal by $270,000. Women? Half a million dollars, according to a new report. So here's what you need to do: Just save a lot more while earning a....
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2015-08-31T06:17:00.001-07:00

Retiring Early, Retiring Late, Retiring Penniless
(Forbes) - It’s not easy to surprise journalists like me who write about retirement. We’re jaded by surveys that repeatedly document how little Americans are saving and how many older workers...
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2015-07-30T06:08:00.001-07:00

Making Retirement Money Last to 103: An Expert's Plan for Himself
(Bloomberg Business) - Americans worry about affording retirement, but that doesn't usually translate into hard-core financial planning. Then there's David Littell, the 61-year-old director of the retirement...
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2015-06-26T09:03:00.000-07:00

3 steps to a safer retirement stash
(CNN Money) - If all you want to do is protect yourself from a market downturn, the answer is simple: Put your dough in FDIC-insured accounts. Even if stock prices go into a free fall, your principal...
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2015-06-11T08:10:00.000-07:00

What's the best retirement advice you ever got?
(USA Today) - I never had the opportunity to get retirement advice from my dad. He died at 43, when I was only 16. He never even had a chance to experience retirement. I've often wondered what he would have...
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2015-04-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

Careful planning can ease retirement's health costs
(CNBC) - The potential health-care costs during retirement can seem pretty daunting, but don't despair. According to a Fidelity Investments study, a 65-year-old couple in 2014 would have needed $220,000...
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2014-11-21T06:22:00.003-08:00

Study Reveals The #1 Key To A Happy Retirement
(HUFFINGTON POST) - Have you ever heard someone joke that if they knew they'd have lived so long, they would have taken better care of themselves? As it turns out, this is no joke. Today's retirees tell us...
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2014-10-17T14:40:00.003-07:00

Surprise: Retirement is Better than Expected
(FOX BUSINESS) - Well, here's some good news: Many baby boomers who retired within the last five years are surprisingly satisfied. A new national survey by T. Rowe Price shows that many recent retirees who have 401(k)s...
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2014-08-14T06:49:00.001-07:00

How to Build Wealth the Old-Fashioned Way
(KIPLINGER) - Krista and Chris Marren have plenty of demands on their pocketbook. Even so, the Glen Mills, Pa., couple, who are in their early forties, have amassed $1 million in their retirement accounts...
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2014-05-15T07:55:00.002-07:00

The top 10 sources of retirement income
(Yahoo Finance) - Most people expect to have several sources of retirement income including Social Security, a retirement or savings account and increasingly a part-time job...
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2014-04-08T14:36:00.002-07:00

5 Ways to Boost Your Social Security Payments
(US News) - One of the most important retirement decisions you will make is when to sign up for Social Security. The age you first claim benefits can have a dramatic impact on...
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2014-03-13T07:03:00.000-07:00

Are You Ready for a Long Retirement?
(The Wall Street Journal) - Here's some food for thought on retirement: Mortality rates on insurers' actuarial tables now run as high as 120 years, thanks to improved health....
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2014-02-12T06:27:00.000-08:00

401(k) vs. IRA: 5 Key Differences
(Fox Business) - Both 401(k)s and individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) are investment vehicles that allow you to save for retirement. The beauty of these retirement savings accounts is that your contributions are pre-tax...
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2014-01-10T15:30:00.004-08:00

How to Maximize Your Social Security Benefit
(DailyFinance) - While many baby boomers know that waiting to claim Social Security benefits can lead to higher monthly payments, few realize the size of the difference if they delay, according to Social Security experts...
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2013-12-05T12:19:00.001-08:00

The Retirement Crisis? Not so bad, after all
(Reuters) - Don't look now, but some of the same folks who have been spreading fear about the woeful lack of retirement readiness among American workers have something new to say on the subject: a financial industry study that asserts that we're doing a lot better than we think...
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