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Average Social Security Check by State: How Does Yours Measure Up?
Do you live in this New England state with the heftiest check? Your Social Security benefit can be affected by where you live.
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Portable Retirement Plans: Switching Jobs and Keeping Your Savings Gets Easier
Portable Retirement Plans allow employees to take their retirement savings with them when they change jobs without losing their accumulated savings.
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Financial Pitfalls to Avoid in Your 30s, 40s and 50s
As you pass through each decade of working life and build wealth for retirement, watch out for the financial traps that can hinder your progress.
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Retiring in Brazil Is More Than Carnival, Coffee and Copacabana
Living in Brazil offers affordability, magical rainforests, and a lively beach vibe. It is a great retirement landing spot — but do your homework first.
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Retiring Without Heirs: Four Options For Your Estate
Just because you don’t anyone to leave your money to doesn’t mean you shouldn’t plan for what happens to your estate when you die.
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Five Key Retirement Challenges (and How to Face Them Head On)
Life will inevitably throw challenges at you as you get older. But making a flexible retirement plan — and monitoring it regularly — can help you overcome them.
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Four Action Items for Federal Employees With $2M+ Saved
If you can't stand the chaos, maybe you can walk off into the sunset of retirement. Here are some thoughts on how to figure out if that would work for you.
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Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trusts: What You May Not Know
Your choice to set up a revocable vs. irrevocable trust could have a big impact on your heirs.
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Can Both Spouses Collect Social Security Benefits? What You Need to Know
Both spouses can receive Social Security based on their individual earnings records and at what age they claim benefits
