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Is 2025 a Bad Year To Retire Given a Flailing Stock Market?
If you're looking at the stock markets alone, 2025 may seem like a bad year to retire, but that's not the only consideration.
By Donna Fuscaldo Last updated
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Stagflation: What It Is and Why Retirees Should Care
Stagflation — the economic bogeyman of the 1970's — may return to the US. Here's what it could mean to your retirement.
By Donna Fuscaldo Last updated
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Social Security and Your Taxes: Five Things to Know for 2025
Social Security The Social Security COLA is just one aspect of your benefits that can impact your taxes.
By Kelley R. Taylor Last updated
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This Stock Market Risk Could Shrink Your Retirement Nest Egg
This little-known risk of a down market can cause lasting damage to your portfolio.
By Adam Shell Published
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How Building Liquidity Into Your Retirement Plan Can Pay Off
To succeed in investing for retirement, you need time and discipline — liquidity can give you both.
By Samantha Compton, IAR Published
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Striking Oil in Opportunity Zones: Now Might Be the Best Time to Invest
You could unlock hidden wealth in QOZs with strategic oil and gas investments, potentially combining tax advantages with long-term growth in an essential industry.
By Daniel Goodwin Published
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The Social Security Fairness Act May Change How You Pay Medicare Premiums
If you receive an upward adjustment to your monthly Social Security benefits due to the SSFA, how you pay your Medicare premiums might change.
By Donna LeValley Published
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What's My Social Security Full Retirement Age?
Social Security The year you were born determines when you become eligible for your Social Security full retirement age benefit (FRA). Use our calculator to determine your FRA.
By Jackie Stewart Last updated
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Estate Planning for Singles: 10 Things You Should Know
Here's how to navigate estate planning as a single person.
By David Rodeck Last updated