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If Your Retirement Savings Aren’t Diversified, You Aren’t Ready

Retirement
If your equities, bonds and other investments aren’t diversified, you aren’t prepared. According to a new study from financial services firm Edward Jones, 64% of investors are concerned ...
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Love Those High Stock Prices? They Could Reduce Your Future Retirement Income

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The bull market of the past eight and a half years has pushed stock prices to record levels, boosting retirement account balances in the process. But new research shows ...
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37 States That Don’t Tax Social Security Benefits

Retirement
Although the IRS imposes income tax on the Social Security benefits of certain senior citizens, the majority of states don’t. In fact, only 13 states tax Social Security ...
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IRS loosens rules for retirement plans to lend money to Hurricane Harvey victims

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The Internal Revenue Service granted additional relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday by making it easier for 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement plans to give loans ...
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Renting in Retirement May Be a Good Idea After All

Retirement
In the decades after World War II, the script for home ownership was pretty standard throughout most of the country: Buy as much home as you can afford, ...
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How tax reform could sting your retirement income

Retirement
While 401(k) retirement savings plans are hardly perfect, they do serve an important purpose: making it easier for Americans to put money away for their later years. But ...
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Usain Bolt Is Retiring. Here’s How He Made Over $100 Million in 10 Years

Retirement
Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter in modern times, said he plans on retiring after running his final races this week at the world championships in London. Last Saturday, in what ...
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Most women flunk retirement income literacy quiz

Retirement
Many female clients want advisers to educate them about investing and longevity risks It is unfortunate that the people who are likely to live the longest understand the ...
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The Only Realistic Way To Survive Bear Markets

Retirement
A bear market shows up every 3.5 years on average. Consequently, investors with a long-term horizon will inevitably face at least a few bear markets throughout their investing career. Therefore, ...
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Where you put your savings in your 20s could make a difference of as much as $3 million by retirement

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If you want to finish rich, there’s a crucial piece of advice you’d be foolish to ignore: invest in the stock market. Sure, it’s impossible to guarantee big ...
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