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Retiring Early May Not be the Answer
Personal Planning 02/12/2025
For many working people, the ominous feeling begins on Sunday night. They know that when they wake up on Monday, they are going to have to make it through another tough day at work —research says...
When investing for retirement, success is most likely when you give much less attention to the things you have no control over. For example, if you're constantly monitoring the short-term behavior of...
If you want to start a lively discussion among a group of retirement experts, just casually toss out the question, "What's the best age to start taking Social Security?" The reason the answer to...
You've probably heard the saying, "If you keep doing the right things, you'll eventually get the results you want." This wise advice applies to situations where you're putting in a lot of effort but...
Even as the stock market has continued to recently climb month in and month out, investors are becoming uneasy.1 They worry that inflation will once again run rampant. That the Fed will not cut...
The holidays, especially Christmas, are supposed to be a time of joy and goodwill. But when you're feeling the pressure to give a "significant" gift, not only are you the opposite of joyful, but that...
There are obvious advantages to working past the typical retirement age of 65. First, of course, is money. Making an income and continuing to save while not drawing down your nest egg can have a big...
As we near the upcoming election, you've probably seen some pretty dramatic predictions about what will happen to the economy if one side or the other wins. While the outcome of this particular...
To determine your total retirement needs, you can’t just estimate how much annual income you need. You also have to estimate how long you’ll be retired. The longer you are in retirement, the more...
You know how important it is to plan for your retirement, but where do you begin? One of your first steps should be to estimate how much income you’ll need to fund your retirement. That’s not as easy...
