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RETIREMENT AND ESTATES
5 TIPS TO REINVENT YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN
Are you saving for your retirement? If you're like most Americans, learning about how to save for your financial future is hardly a top priority, even though experts continue to say that it should be."Fewer than 10 percent of Americans can answer five basic questions about retirement," more details
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INSURANCE
When it comes to New Year's resolutions, there's one consistent theme every single year: to be healthier. Whether it's to lose some weight, eat better, or quit smoking, living a healthier life is always a top resolution choice.
This year, ... more
This year, ... more
Some people live their entire lives with little or no assistance from family and friends, but today Americans are living longer than ever before. And while caring for your aging parents is something you hope you can handle when the ... more
When you're young, you're more willing to take risks. Want to spend the summer herding sheep in New Zealand? Sure! Up for a cross-country road trip in a 1993 Mazda? Cool! Interested in bungee jumping? You bet!
But even the ... more
But even the ... more
JOB HUNTING
Craig Guerdat used to be a technical writer but hasn't been able to land a full-time job in his field for 2 1/2 years. He suspects one reason he's been passed over again and again is that employers don't want ... more
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J.R. Childress is up before the sun, bustling about in the French colonial brick house he built. He helps pack his wife's lunch, downs some eggs or cereal for breakfast, pores over online and newspaper job listings and hopes - ... more
J.R. Childress is up before the sun, bustling about in the French colonial brick house he built. He helps pack his wife's lunch, downs some eggs or cereal for breakfast, pores over online and newspaper job listings and hopes - ... more
Are some companies weeding out job applicants just because they are unemployed?
After news accounts about the practice and requests from concerned lawmakers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has jumped in, trying to figure out whether it's a widespread tactic ... more
After news accounts about the practice and requests from concerned lawmakers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has jumped in, trying to figure out whether it's a widespread tactic ... more
PERSONAL FINANCE
With relics of American investing history framing them, some respected icons of the nation's financial system told investors that a secure future comes from following what has worked in the past.
Their message: Straightforward, long-term investments will turn out far ... more
Their message: Straightforward, long-term investments will turn out far ... more
Movie super spies James Bond and Jason Bourne use them. So do real-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he pays his taxes, and untold numbers of Americans who don't. Swiss banks and their secretive counterparts around the globe may ... more
Keith Ori may be a financial adviser's worst nightmare. He's heard their spiels, even consulted a few in his time. But these days he's just fine managing his own cash.
"At this stage, I'm comfortable doing it on my own," ... more
"At this stage, I'm comfortable doing it on my own," ... more
RETIREMENT AND ESTATES
The popular vision of the "good life" in retirement - packing up to move hundreds or even thousands of miles to a new abode where it's always sunny and warm - became commonplace in the 1950s and '60s.
Many older ... more
Many older ... more
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Despite the best of intentions, retirees tend to make the same money mistakes over and over and over again.
1. Being too conservative with money
Treasury bonds, certificates of deposit and other savings instruments with scant yields can give retirees ... more
Despite the best of intentions, retirees tend to make the same money mistakes over and over and over again.
1. Being too conservative with money
Treasury bonds, certificates of deposit and other savings instruments with scant yields can give retirees ... more
Do you know how much money you'll need to retire? Or how many eggs you should have tucked away at various stages in your life in order to end up with a big enough basket?
If you're like many people, ... more
If you're like many people, ... more
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