Retirement
Here Are Some Financial Moves That Can Ease The Pain Of Market Declines
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As Tariff And Market Anxiety Rises, How Will Your Generation React?
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Social Security Is Breaking Down— Millions Will Feel It First
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Four Trump Threats To Social Security
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There is a good chance someone you know will not get their Social Security check in the next one to three months.
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Technology Is The New Essential Cost In Retirement Planning
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Retirement Planning: Income Replacement Or Lifestyle Spending Method?
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4 Timely Retirement Reminders Before Using TikTok For Your Planning
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This Issue Should Be The Main Focus Of Estate Planning In 2025
Tax issues still should be an important focus of estate planning. But income and capital gains tax planning should be paramount.
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What Does Medicaid Have To Do With Older Adults Anyway?
Medicaid spends more than half its budget on medical and long-term care for frail, low-income older adults and younger people with disabilities.
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Two Popular Retirement Myths And How They Can Hurt Retirement Security
There are numerous myths, rules of thumb, traditions and other shortcuts surrounding retirement planning. Fallacies and poor assumptions are behind many of them.
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Waiting Wisely: Cultivating Character Amid Market Chaos
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Medicare Advantage Plans Receive Some Breaks For 2026
Medicare Advantage plans might not have to make drastic changes again in 2026 thanks to a reversal in government policy proposals.
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Caught In The Middle: The Sandwich Generation’s Financial Fears About Aging Parents
Adult children with aging parents face fears about elders running out of money. They still have kids at home and they feel burdened.
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Here Are Some Financial Moves That Can Ease The Pain Of Market Declines
Instead of worrying or listening to talking heads, investors should consider responding to a market decline with one or more of these strategies.
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4 Questions That Can Help You Create Your Retirement Handbook
Where do we learn how to navigate life after our career? Create a vision and seek out role models.
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Steps To Retire At 40 — And How Much Money You'll Need
Learn the steps to retire at 40 and how much money you’ll need to make it happen. Achieve early financial independence with these practical tips.
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Medicare Enrollment Trap: Incomplete Instructions
Given the current climate, those applying for Medicare need to do everything they can to ensure they do it right the first time.
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Here's How President Trump's Tariffs Could Impact Your Retirement
Assess how tariffs will impact your retirement finances and adopt strategies to help protect your retirement from financial damage caused by tariffs.
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How To Declutter Your Retirement Finances
Learn how to declutter your retirement finances by reducing unnecessary accounts and organizing for a secure future. Tips for simplifying and protecting your wealth.
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Building The Portfolio Of Life: Dr. Meir Statman’s Fourfold Framework For Financial Well-Being
In "A Wealth of Well-Being," Dr. Meir Statman helps us construct a portfolio not simply consisting of financial assets, but a portfolio of life.
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As Tariff And Market Anxiety Rises, How Will Your Generation React?
Tariffs triggered a market plunge, but the emotional impact spans generations—shaping spending, saving, and retirement plans from Gen Z, millennials, Gen X and boomers.
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Here’s What It Takes For You To Securely Retire At 60
Are you on track for a fabulous retirement by age 60? Here is what you need to do to prepare for an early retirement.
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A Second Trump Shock To Programs For Seniors And People With Disabilities
The Trump administration has cut by more than 40% the staff that oversees critical programs for older adults and people with disabilities who live at home.
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