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The Safest Investments You Could Make for Retirement: The Good, The Better and The Best

With interest rates near all-time lows, it is difficult to find safe investments for retirees. Bankers and brokers will tell you to invest in bonds or bond funds. ...
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12 Parts of a Successful Retirement Plan

Believe it or not, creating a successful retirement plan could be easier than you think. Many leave their retirement up to the bankers and brokers that manage their ...
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Investment Advice From Celebrities May Not Be Right For You

When it comes to financial strategies celebrity endorsements are all too common. We see Fred G. Thompson promoting reverse mortgages and William Devane talking about precious metals, but ...
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Goldman says this may become the longest economic expansion in history

Since the financial crisis, the economy has never been called robust, but it may be in the longest expansion on record, with a couple more years to go. ...
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7 Reasons to Hire a Retirement Income Specialist

Generating a lasting income stream once you quit working takes a different set of skills than saving and investing. Why generating reliable income in retirement is so tough ...
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Does “Buy American” Work?

Does “Buy American” Really Work? At first glance, President Trump’s recently signed executive order “Buy American, Hire American” may sound like a good idea. Forcing companies to hire ...
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The right way to think about the 4% rule for retirement income

“The basic mechanics of the 4% rule are pretty simple. You start with an initial withdrawal of 4% of savings and then increase the dollar amount of that ...
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The New Low Interest Rate Reality

When the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to almost zero after the financial crisis it appeared to halt the economic slide and sparked a fairly anemic recovery that’s ...
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Why Does Everyone Experience Such Different Retirement Income Outcomes?

Wade Pfau  for Forbes.com –  Individual investors are vulnerable to the sequence of market returns experienced over their investing lifetimes. Individuals who behave in exactly the same way ...
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10 Retirement Stats Every Baby Boomer Should Know

Think you’re ready to leave the workforce for good? Not until you read up on these facts. Maurie Backman Mar 28, 2017 at 6:00AM Worried about retirement? You’re ...
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