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Three Numbers You Need to Know Before You Retire

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One of the more confounding issues that pre-retirees must wrap their head around is how to create a growing stream of income from their savings after their paycheck ...
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Retirement Planning: There’s A Wide Gap Between Expectations And Reality

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There’s a significant perception/reality gap among most pre-retirees and retirees today. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new study published by the Stanford Center on Longevity ...
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Don’t even think about retiring until you have these 3 things completely paid off — your mortgage isn’t one of them

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Millions of Americans spend their working days dreaming about retirement. Yet millions of Americans also may not take into consideration the crucial financial steps they should take becoming a retiree. While many ...
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Preserving Retirement Funds During Inflation

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The current economic environment has many investors concerned about their financial future. The combination of high inflation levels and the recent bear market has caused some to wonder whether they will have ...
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Boomer’s remorse: Here are the top 5 ‘big money’ purchases you’ll (probably) really regret in retirement

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Financial planners cite three retirement phases: Go-Go, Slow-Go and No-Go. In the Go-Go years, typically 65 to 75, healthy young retirees spend big on travel, hobbies and scratching ...
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45-year-old who retired with $3 million says ‘getting rich’ didn’t make him happier—here’s what did

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In 2007, at 30 years old, I achieved a net worth of $1 million. I had saved 50% of my $150,000-per-year salary, invested 90% of every annual bonus, ...
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Should you roll over your 401(k) to an IRA? Here are 3 tips for this key retirement decision.

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This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. In his classic tune “Roll Over Beethoven,” Chuck Berry famously belted: “Roll it over then move on up.” Well, if you’ve ...
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Average premiums for Medicare prescription drug coverage are set to dip to about $31.50 a month in 2023, deductibles to rise

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Medicare beneficiaries may see their premiums for prescription drug coverage dip in 2023, although their deductibles might rise. The average basic monthly premium for Medicare Part D is ...
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It’s All About the Income, Chapter 1: The Paradox of Retirement Income Planning

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The paradox at hand: if your goal is not to make anyone rich with an inheritance, why are you worried about what happens to the principal? With the ...
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Transitioning Into Retirement: Your Plan A And Plan B

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There are so many books, articles, podcasts, and shows about planning for retirement that it might seem overwhelming to you. With so much information coming at you, it’s ...
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