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Banker-Broker vs. Fiduciary Model in Retirement

What Is a Fiduciary? A fiduciary is required by law to recommend only what is in your best financial interest, not theirs. This is very different from most ...
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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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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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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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Tontines could be making a comeback, providing alternative for retirement income

An investment vehicle popular in the Victorian Age but plagued by scandals early in the last century may be coming back. The vehicle is the tontine, a type ...
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President-Elect Trump Is Already Impacting Retirees

With President-elect Donald Trump getting ready to take office and the stock market reaching all-time highs, how are retirees and financial advisors feeling about 2017? The American College ...
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Are Half Of Americans Approaching Retirement With No Savings?

The U.K.’s Guardian tells us, “Yet another study – this one from no less an authority than the non-partisan US Government Accountability Office (GAO) – is here to ...
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Over 90% of Americans make this 401(k) mistake

We all know that participating in a company-sponsored 401(k) can be instrumental in saving for retirement. Not only that, but we’re encouraged to max out our contributions year ...
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