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Some Annuities Offer Big LTC Benefits Boosts
True Tamplin thinks one annuity feature that agents and advisors should consider talking more about is long-term care benefits boosters....

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Aug 28, 20231 min read


Five Buzzing Retirement Hot Spots
Few would refuse a vacation amid unspoiled natural beauty—but total remoteness can lose its luster when it comes to spending one’s entire...

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Aug 28, 20231 min read


How to Help Your Children Buy a Home
If you want to help your children buy a home there are a number of ways to go about it, ranging from family loans to outright gifts....

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Aug 28, 20231 min read


First Year of Retirement: 7 Money Mistakes You Absolutely Shouldn’t Make
You’re finally ready to enjoy your golden years. After working hard for decades, you recently retired, and you’re trying to navigate your...

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Aug 24, 20231 min read


How To Balance Your Lifestyle and a Safe Withdrawal Rate in Retirement
Lifestyle considerations are the next key takeaway as we think about the conclusions that we can use to inform starting safe withdrawal...

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Aug 24, 20231 min read


Estate Planning Amid Family Estrangement: Limiting the Fallout
It’s an unfortunate reality that estrangement from family members can be relatively common in our society. Cornell University sociologist...

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Aug 24, 20231 min read


Free Goal & Retirement Calculator
Check this out if you want a free tool that provides goal and retirement planning. https://www.nerdwallet.com/calculator/retirement-calcu...

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Aug 10, 20231 min read


Why Retirees Need a Balanced Portfolio
The problem with that all-equity portfolio is that if you hit it exactly wrong, and you picked a terrible time to retire with that...

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Aug 10, 20231 min read


Top 10 Steps if You're 10 Years From Retirement
Retirement might be considered the grandest of milestones in a person’s professional life, but another often overlooked turning point...

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Aug 10, 20231 min read


Best Travel Rewards Credit Cards July 2023
This article covers our selection of best travel rewards credit cards. We may get compensation if you visit partner links on our site. We...

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Aug 3, 20231 min read


A Comprehensive Guide to 529 College Savings Plans
Using a 529 college savings plan when saving for future education expenses can be an attractive option, as investments in the plan can...

RetirementGuy
Aug 3, 20231 min read


Be Wary of Fixed Indexed Annuity Illustrations
Fixed indexed annuities, or FIAs, are having a moment. Sales are at an all-time high, driven by market volatility and higher interest...

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Aug 3, 20231 min read


What is an annuity and when is it a smart investment?
If you’re nearing retirement, one of the most important (and potentially stressful) questions you have to ask yourself is “do I have...

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Jul 27, 20231 min read


How to Avoid Outliving Your Retirement Savings
Most people look forward to retirement and the prospect of new hobbies, travel and quality time with family. Improvements in medical care...

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Jul 27, 20231 min read


Chartbook - Market data in one concise PowerPoint
Schwab puts together a quarterly chartbook which provides data on markets, investing, commodities, bonds, stocks, tax, inflation data and...

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Jul 27, 20231 min read


Americans Don’t Love Their Insurance, but Most Don’t Shop Around
Over the past 12 months, the cost of insurance has prompted more than 1 in 10 Americans who own insurance aside from health care coverage...

RetirementGuy
Jul 20, 20231 min read


In Life (And Retirement) Money Won’t Buy You Happiness
The Beatles once said that money can’t buy you love, but money also can’t buy you happiness. Financial planners see people from across...

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Jul 20, 20231 min read


How to Optimize Taxes When You Tap Your Retirement Accounts
Typically, the conventional wisdom suggests a sequential approach to account withdrawal post-retirement, starting with taxable accounts,...

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Jul 20, 20231 min read
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