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These are the 10 best states to retire based on quality of life—Florida isn’t in the top 3

When planning for retirement, a lot of the focus is on finances. But where you retire and the quality of life you will have there are just as important. ...
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Will Inflation Ruin My Retirement Plan?

Inflation has been markedly high recently. People are struggling to afford groceries, cars, and even rent. These high prices have hurt many households, but Dana Anspach, CEO and ...
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Retirees: Expect to Get Hit With Surging Health Costs

Inflation has been hitting retirees from the gas pump to the grocery store. Their next shock is expected in medical costs and health insurance—the expenses retirees can least ...
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Even After a Year Like 2022, Your Retirement Income Plan Can Stay on Course

Predictions about what the markets will do or how the economy will perform are often wrong. That’s why it’s better to “prepare” rather than “predict,” and that requires ...
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How to know you’re on track with your retirement savings, according to a financial expert

Investing money for retirement can be daunting, especially since it’s common for future retirees to worry about whether or not they’ll have enough money to last them through their golden years. ...
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Doing Your Retirement Income Planning in the Right Order Matters

For all sorts of activities, doing things in the right order matters. We mostly talk about the process of retirement income planning, but the order of retirement income planning is important. To ...
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Protecting Retirement Portfolios in a Bear Market

According to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, over a quarter of retirees are spending more than they can afford due to the pressures of inflation and a ...
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4 Ways Taxes Could Burst Your Retirement Bubble (and What to Do About Them)

When people think about retirement planning, they tend to put their focus on saving and investing so they have a nice nest egg when they quit working. And ...
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How To Build Your Own Retirement Paycheck

As the CEO of a company whose mission is to help people secure retirement, I am obsessed with the unintended consequences of retirement planning and advice that focuses ...
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7 Big Retirement Risks to Avoid

The biggest difference between yesterday’s retiree vs. today’s is the diminished defined benefit — or pension — plan replaced by defined contribution plans with ERISA of 1974(opens in new ...
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