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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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The triple-whammy facing women in retirement

If you’re a woman looking forward to a comfortable retirement, well, good luck to you. Women deal with three issues that don’t affect the majority of their male ...
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Does immigration hurt the economy? A new study says no.

One key to Republican Donald Trump’s appeal to voters is a negative view of immigration, not merely his incendiary remarks about Mexico sending criminals north, but that immigrants “compete ...
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This is a really good time to quit your job

Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Feel like quitting your job? There hasn’t been a better time to find another one in more than 15 years, according to ...
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The retirement crisis will hit one half of America harder than the other

American women will have a harder time of it in retirement than men, according to Sallie Krawcheck, a former Wall Street executive who founded Ellevest, an online investing ...
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Home prices rose in June at slowest pace in 10 months

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose modestly in June, pushed up by strong sales and a limited supply of available properties. The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city ...
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U.S. inflation tame despite economy gaining momentum

U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July but a rise in industrial output and home building suggested a pickup in economic activity that could allow the Federal Reserve ...
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