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Get Clients Started Early with Strategies to Save and Pay for College Tuition

Paying for college and saving for retirement don’t have to be mutually exclusive. To pay for my child’s college education or keep saving for retirement? For some of ...
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Shurwest Advisor Spotlight:  Neil Roback, Shurwest advisor practicing in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Neil says: “If one were to ask me to summarize my investment strategy, the answer would be “to maximize growth potential with minimum or no risk in order ...
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Research Shows Retirees With a Guaranteed Income Are Happier, Live Longer

Retirees surrounded by family and friends—and who also have a substantial check coming in every month for the rest of their lives—are much happier, and live longer according ...
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Out of reach? Why women have to save twice as much as men for retirement

Women make up about half of the U.S. workforce. We own almost 12 million businesses. A full 40% of us are the breadwinners in our households. By most metrics, we’ve come ...
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The changing face of retirement: Apartment living, active lifestyles, and rural homes

Trend forecasters rightfully focus on the housing needs of millennials when predicting the future of the U.S. real estate market. But the rising senior population, sometimes referred to as a ...
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The Million-Dollar Retirement Question is All Wrong

When Boomers started working, nearly every major company offered some form of pension providing lifetime income. Now, as members of this generation are retiring in large numbers, pensions ...
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Shurwest Advisor Spotlight: Mike C., Chicago, IL.

  Mike C. has more than two decades of financial and estate planning experience, having served hundreds of clients in several states. He specializes in working with seniors ...
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Retirement planning differs for women

Retirement planning can be daunting for anyone but more so for women. Typically, women live longer than men yet through wage disparity and taking time off to care ...
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What Does Your Brand Say About You?

Aligning who you are, with your mission, identity and values can form the foundation of brand recognition. How does your firm think about itself and how does it ...
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Healthcare could cost couples $280K in retirement

  Employers better step up their employee retirement planning efforts: According to Fidelity Investments’ latest annual cost estimate, a 65-year-old couple retiring this year would need $280,000 to ...
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