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My Most Expensive Investing Mistake — and What You Can Learn From It

As a novice investor in 2007, one of the most often touted pieces of investing advice I heard was to “take some of your winnings off the table.” ...
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Go with What You Know When Advising in the 403(b) Market

Help plan participants with retirement readiness, turning income on in retirement and the options for pension assets and Social Security planning. The dizzying array of investing options and ...
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How long will $1 million last you in retirement? Report says it depends on the state

When it comes to retirement savings, a cool $1 million is the gold standard. However, these days, that may not be enough. Depending on where you live, a ...
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Changing the Definition of Risk in Retirement Planning

For retirement savers, risk is about more than seeing your investments fall short of a benchmark. Risk manifests differently at various stages in the investment process: Volatility becomes risk when it drives self-defeating ...
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3 ways to recover from a late start on retirement planning

If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone. When the Employee Benefit Research Institute asked workers as part of its latest Retirement Confidence Survey how much they had set aside for ...
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Advisor Spotlight: Brandon B. Des Moines. Iowa

A Shurwest Advisor Spotlight interview with Brandon B. in Des Moines, Iowa. Brandon uses his Medicare expertise to meet new clients.   ...
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Retirement planning: Go abroad and you can live nicely on just $30,000 a year

If you’ve been racking your brain about where to retire on a budget, it might be time to think outside the U.S. A new report by International Living, ...
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Retirement planning 10 years after the financial crisis

Ten years after the start of the 2008 financial crisis, the retirement income conversation is starkly different than it once was. In fact, everything has changed, from the ...
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Baby boomers are ready to retire; their debt isn’t

Many seniors are carrying a bigger debt burden into retirement, according to this article on Nasdaq. The article cited stats from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ...
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Does Your Retirement Plan Pass the 3-Point Check-Up?

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Pamela Yellen GUEST WRITER Financial security expert   Retirement plan fees, taxes and healthcare costs are among the biggest threats to Americans’ financial security. Many workers aren’t ...
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