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What Is a Good Monthly Retirement Income?

Key Takeaways Sources of retirement income include Social Security, retirement accounts, pensions, dividends and employment wages. Retirees can expect to spend 70% to 80% of their pre-retirement income ...
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Life Span, Health Span, Wealth Span: A More Expansive Approach To Retirement Planning

Until recently, I’ve never been enamored with the notion of living a longer-than-average lifespan. Perhaps this is because my primary observation was that old age didn’t look all ...
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The human side of retirement: Moving beyond the numbers

The financial services industry has made a major effort to help Americans plan for a financially secure retirement. But the industry must do more to help Americans plan ...
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MoneyWatch The new middle-class retirement plan: Working into old age

A new glimpse into how middle-class people in the U.S. think about retirement is revealing some startling views about how long they expect to live and to work. ...
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Why People Resist Retirement

Given that most Americans retire by age 64, some may wonder why these men — or perhaps any number of elderly business leaders — didn’t retire long ago. In ...
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Life Span, Health Span, Wealth Span: A More Expansive Approach To Retirement Planning

Until recently, I’ve never been enamored with the notion of living a longer-than-average lifespan. Perhaps this is because my primary observation was that old age didn’t look all ...
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This retirement planning gap is ‘hidden in plain sight,’ Harvard professor says

For many people, retirement planning is all about money: how to invest, how much to save, when to claim Social Security, how to best withdraw from accounts. Finances in retirement are an acute fear. ...
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How long you may live is one of retirement planning’s biggest unknowns. How experts say to get the best estimate

To effectively plan for your retirement, experts say, you need to watch your savings rate and total nest egg. But how much you really need to have set aside depends on ...
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Retirement Planning Is More Than Financial Planning

The retirement planning industry is going through a quiet revolution that could be easy for you to miss. After all, a quick scan of today’s headlines paints a ...
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This retirement planning gap is ‘hidden in plain sight,’ Harvard professor says

For many people, retirement planning is all about money: how to invest, how much to save, when to claim Social Security, how to best withdraw from accounts. Finances in retirement are an acute fear. ...
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