Retirement
Trouble Spots Emerge In An Overall Positive CPI Report
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What Trump’s 2026 Budget Would Mean For Older Adults
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Trump would freeze spending for many services for older adults, deeply cut others, slash staffing for key programs, and abolish an office that manages many initiatives.
Nothing Beautiful About 21% Cuts To Social Security
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The Great Wealth Transfer: 6 Reasons Why It Might Fall Short
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What You Need To Know About A Roth IRA Today
How to maximize the tax free income from your ROTH IRA today. Several valuable tax planning strategies to reduce your taxes on retirement income.
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Fiction Over Fact? The Unexpected Wisdom That Can Reshape Financial Planning
Life isn't linear, so neither should your financial plan, I believe.
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Scammers Are Stealing Billions From Elders — And They’re Getting Better At It
In the U.S. and worldwide, predators prey on vulnerable elders and rip them off. Awareness of how to protect them is in everyone's interest.
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Here’s Why You Should Be Wary Of 401(k) Crypto Options
Should you add crypto to your 401(k)? Explore the DOL’s 2025 rescission of its 2022 guidance and what it means for your retirement savings.
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Trouble Spots Emerge In An Overall Positive CPI Report
May’s Consumer Price Index report has its share of good news, mainly slowing inflation. But some issues remain and emerging trouble spots could get worse.
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Criminal Justice System Interactions Can Cast A Long Shadow On Retirement Savings
A lot of people get arrested and convicted in the United States. Those interactions with the criminal justice system cast long financial shadows.
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BLS Data Show White Men’s Employment Opportunities Declining In Recent Months
White men’s unemployment rate has risen faster and their employment rate has fallen more than was the case for their counterparts since January 2025.
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Should I Start Taking Social Security As Early As I Can?
You would be better off claiming early If you die young, but if you don't, starting too early can lock you into reduced payments for decades. So, what’s the right move?
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12 Financial Hurdles To Overcome If You Want To Be A Multimillionaire
Becoming a multimillionaire is quite simple, but if building life change wealth was easy everyone would be doing it. Here's why you may never become a multimillionaire.
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Can You Stop An Aging Parent’s Out-Of-Control Spending?
Even wealthy aging parents can overspend and enganger their financial safety. Adult children need to watch over finances and take action when spending is out of control.
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Let’s Let Everyone Save For Retirement
People receiving Supplemental Security Income are is denied the ability to save for retirement. Hopefully this policy will change so everyone save for retirement.
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Why Annuities Can Improve Retirees’ Mental And Physical Health
Economic security — through annuities — is good for retirees' emotional and physical health.
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Potential Problems Loom Underneath Resilient Labor Market Data
The labor market added 139,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held steady. But, there are signs, especially a drop in the labor force, that a slowdown may be under way.
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Put Together A Professional Team For Your Small Business
Your time is valuable, and so is doing things right. So get yourself a payroll service, bookkeeper, tax pro and insurance broker–and keep multiple lawyers on speed dial.
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Retiring Abroad On A Military Pension—3 Expat Havens For U.S. Veterans
Here's a look at 3 overseas havens offering laidback living, excellent health care, and welcoming communites, ideal for U.S. Veterans retiring on a military pension.
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You’ve Worked Hard To Save In Your 401(k)—Now Learn How To Secure It
Protecting your retirement savings is a shared responsibility between you, your employer and your retirement service provider.
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What Trump’s 2026 Budget Would Mean For Older Adults
Trump would freeze spending for many services for older adults, deeply cut others, slash staffing for key programs, and abolish an office that manages many initiatives.
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Financial Security Was Looking Up In 2024 Before Things Started To Get Worse
People are increasingly worried about their financial future, amid policy chaos and a slowing labor market. Things could get worse.
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The Great Wealth Transfer: 6 Reasons Why It Might Fall Short
6 reasons the $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer may fall short: from healthcare costs to shifting Baby Boomer priorities. A closer look at real generational wealth.
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Nothing Beautiful About 21% Cuts To Social Security
Social Security is under overt and covert attack. Though there are no dramatic cuts to Social Security being proposed, don’t be fooled—doing nothing is doing something.
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