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8 Tips for Retirement Planning
Who wants to consider aging, or the prospect of being old? You know the answer. So the word “retirement,” and the phrase “retirement planning,” often seem like they involve other people. But here’s...
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Myths about the Older Worker
by Ronald Louis Peterson My career as an award-winning broadcast journalist and public relations counselor ended with a corporate downsizing the year I turned 57, which coincided with the start of...
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65 Plus and Looking for Work
How old do you feel? If you are like many Baby Boomers, you probably don’t feel your age. And you’ve probably said that many times. Now a new study funded by the Boston College Sloan Center on Aging...
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Power of Attorney Do’s and Don’ts
There are a few important things to consider if you or someone you know is thinking about choosing a person to act as a power of attorney. Sylvia DiPietro is an estate and elder care lawyer. She is...
View ArticleRetiring When You’re Not Ready
It may be you, or someone you know. The people at work get younger and younger and suddenly you are out. This isn’t what the Baby Boom generation expects. The news here is mixed. One third of people...
View ArticleIRA’s Come Due April 1
It’s time to tap the nest egg. If you turned 70½ during 2013, in most cases, you must start to take the required minimum distributions (RMDs) from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and workplace...
View ArticleWarning About Mortgage Debt for Older Americans
You worked hard. You saved and like 80 percent of the 41 million Americans over 65 you own your home. You achieved the dream and we hope you’re living it. But there is concern about the future for...
View ArticleWashington State Aims to Stop Pension Advance Companies
We’ve reported about the dangers of taking an advance on your pension because you can end up losing a big chunk of your money. Now Washington State aims to stop pension advance companies from doing...
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Living!
Ann McGovern is the first profile in our web video series called Living! Photo by Jim Scheiner AND THIS IS WHY WE PROFILED ANN McGOVERN We’ve met so many people whom some might call “older,” or...
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Take A Tip From Einstein To Help You Retire Comfortably
by Selvin Gootar A plunge of 531 points in the Dow is a scary number, and for those even beginning to think about retirement, it may seem especially frightening. But as many of us approach 50, we...
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←Previous Tip 6 -CONSIDER YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Fay Radding of the MetLilfe Mature Market Institute says, “We think of retirement as a three-legged stool. We know that basically it’s built on the...
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Is An Annuity Right For You?
by Selvin Gootar When you talk about your retirement strategy and you mention annuities you’ll find that people praise or damn them. “But for those nearing retirement, and especially for those 70 or...
View ArticlePension Advance and Structured Asset Disaster
by Barbara Nevins Taylor John Greene, a California retiree, heard about a ten-year investment deal through his financial advisor that offered a 7.22 percent return. The advisor called it a...
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