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Retirement Income Planning Strategies Ease Money Fears

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If you want to avoid worrying about running out of money in your old age, good retirement income planning can be a big help. And fear about depleting ...
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Why Retirement Planning Must Start at the End (and Why Many Do It Backward)

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If you feel dread when you think about retirement instead of gleeful anticipation, it could be because you don’t know exactly what your goal is. Here’s how to ...
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CNBC-Women are more likely to leave financial planning to their spouses. Here’s why that’s a problem

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New research finds that women tend to leave crucial money moves up to their spouses or significant others, which sets them back financially. This tendency is especially prevalent ...
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Choosing a Financial Adviser: The Fiduciary Dimension

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Many people find financial advisers by asking for recommendations from friends or co-workers. While this is a good starting point, it’s important to understand an adviser’s service model, ...
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6 Downsides of Downsizing for Retirement

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You will likely save a little on housing costs by downsizing. Our tax bills and our heating bills are lower. When we disposed of our old stuff, which involved selling ...
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7 signs you might not have enough money to retire

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There are a few questions you should ask yourself before deciding whether you’re ready to retire. One of those has to do with how much money you’ve saved. Even if you’re ...
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It’s not a stock … it’s not a bond

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Fixed indexed annuities are an insured asset class unto themselves The market and investors always follow external events, and at this point in time we’re experiencing a roster ...
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The 7 Most Common Social Security Mistakes

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Social Security is a complicated element of anyone’s retirement plan. Here are the most common mistakes individuals tend to make and how to avoid them. According to the Centers ...
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Home Personal Finance Spending & Saving Americans’ financial optimism hits 16-year high — despite reasons to feel otherwise

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Whatever we actually feel, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic: The unemployment rate is hovering around 4%, tappable home equity hit a record high recently, and ...
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Don’t Let the Fear of Spending Spoil Your Retirement

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If you have done any research on retirement, you have likely read that the No. 1 concern for retirees is that they will outlive their money. This is ...
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