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Use the Spend Safely in Retirement Strategy
/ / Want Reliable Retirement Income? Use the Spend Safely in Retirement Strategy One of the biggest fears you probably have about retirement is if your money will last as long as you do. It is likely that you are also asking: How much can I spend? How much do I need? How much do […] More
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Opinion: Saving enough money for retirement is a big job, but you don’t have to do it alone
If you’re like millions of Americans who have retired or are approaching retirement, you may be losing sleep over your financial security. The cost of everything from gas to groceries is rising and with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to stifle inflation, bond prices have plummeted and the stock market is experiencing wild gyrations. […] More
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Will Hordes Of Poor Seniors Overwhelm Government Welfare Programs?
The editors of Bloomberg recently published a series of editorials on America’s impending “retirement crisis,” which they assert could “under reasonable assumptions … overwhelm state budgets across the country” as impoverished seniors increasingly rely on government handouts to survive. Scary stuff, if true. In fact, the assumptions driving these frigthening claims are anything but reasonable. […] More
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Why Is It Normal For You To Worry About Retirement Before You Retire?
getty The clock is ticking towards your final day on the job. On the other side sits the promise of a proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Or so you have always been told. And you’ve always believed retirement would be just that. If that’s all true, why are you so […] More
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Is My Full Retirement Age Earlier Since I’m Receiving Social Security Survivor Benefits?
Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about whether survivor’s benefits reduce full retirement age for all benefits and the earnings test, earning more or paying more to increase benefits and the earnings test and survivor’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder […] More
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Jumpstart Your Search For A Part-Time Job In Retirement
By Nancy Collamer, Next Avenue getty A reader recently asked about how to go about finding meaningful part-time work after he retires in a couple of years. “I don’t know where to look for meaningful part-time work,” he wrote. “Next to that is how to reach out. To whom and how? How to get started […] More
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Why Baby Boomer & Gen X Retirement May Leave Millennials Coming Up Short
A wave of retirements have accelerated a major pilot shortage — but the airlines are not the only … [+] industry facing a worker shortfall. getty Summer travel dreams are in the making. Soon people will be hoping to fill plane seats to travel to destinations delayed during the height of the pandemic. The prices […] More
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Party Time! What Slice Of Hot Pizza Is Like Your Retirement?
getty Did you know May 20th is National Pizza Party Day? Not only is this hot-out-of-the-oven treat delicious and nutritious, but it may be a perfect metaphor for your retirement. Can you picture that? “I envision my retirement plan more like a pizza,” says Jonathan Zacks, CEO & Co-Founder of GoReminders in New York City. […] More
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“The Baby Boomer Dilemma” Documentary Exposes America’s Failed Retirement Experiment
A full-length documentary film focused upon the greatest financial challenge facing Boomers and … [+] younger workers: How to fund a secure retirement that may span decades. Doug Orchard At long last, a full-length documentary film focused upon the greatest financial challenge facing our aging Baby Boomer population today, as well as younger workers: How […] More
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10 Years After Early Retirement
Oh wow, it’s been 10 years since I retired from my engineering career! I’m happy to report that I’m still retired and life is awesome. Some people said it can’t be done, but I’m doing it. Don’t listen to the critics. You have to live your own life and find your own path. The past two […] More
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Will Early Social Security Spousal Benefits Reduce My Spouse’s Retirement Benefit?
Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about what effects early Social Security spousal benefits can have in various benefit rates, how delayed retirement credits are applied and how a public pension can affect survivor’s benefit? Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and […] More
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Steps To Take Right Now, Well Before You Retire, To Protect Your Assets
getty Those who are retiring now might have waited too long. Don’t let this happen to you. You might be thinking retirement is too far away to worry about. If you plan on claiming your gold watch within the next ten years, it’s not. In fact, if your last day is less than five years […] More