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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If you think you’re on track to retire early as a millionaire, make sure you don’t make the same mistake as some aspiring early retirees. “One thing that often gets ...
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Social Security benefits are taxable but only up to certain limits. And there are steps you can take to avoid or cut how much of your Social Security ...
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Summary With interest rates rising, retirees can actually earn anywhere from 2.5-3% interest. The Federal Reserve has set the stage for 2019 with talk of a couple more ...
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No doubt the holiday season got the best of your plans to review your financial plan. If that’s so, now would be good time to make sure you ...
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Many retirement plans don’t cover one of the events most likely to occur during retirement. The failure to properly plan for this event diminishes the quality of life ...
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In the world of investing, there are no sure bets. With risks everywhere, investing can be a tricky business — if you’re not careful enough, it’s easy to ...
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Retirement can mean uncertainty if you haven’t taken steps to plan for it appropriately. In a June 2018 Bankrate survey, 61% of Americans admitted that they still don’t know ...
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1. Social Security is not going bankrupt At the moment, you could say the opposite; the Social Security trust funds are near an all-time high. “The program really ...
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“I’m scared and worried,” wrote Dennis Abrams in a column in The Houston Chronicle in July 2017. Abrams’ husband, David Fox, had just been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. ...
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