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Retirement Income Planning Strategies Ease Money Fears

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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