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Retirement Reading Roundup

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Barron's has a bunch of articles on retirement in this week's issues. First is some harsh medicine that " Older Workers Are Fooling Themselves When It Comes to Work,Money, and Caregiving." The article contends that people have talked themselves into "wanting" to work longer because of how low retirement balances are.

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Motel 6 or Four Seasons? Preparing, Not Panicking, for Retirement

Investing Caffeine

These are all interesting and important questions, but preparation for retirement is much more important than panicking over issues you have no control over. For many investors, however, the more important questions to ask and answer relate to your retirement strategy. Risk Tolerance: What is your asset allocation?

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Transcript: Tim Buckley, Vanguard’s CEO

The Big Picture

If you think about what Vanguard is all about, we sit there each and every day, figuring out how do we help people retire better, put their kids through college, afford that dream home? BUCKLEY: And I was lost and I wasn’t going to go into medicine. We were losing market share in the critical retirement, the 401(k) business.

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How Much Should I Have Saved in My 40s?

Carson Wealth

And as you think about retirement and long-term goals, they feel more tangible than they did twenty years ago. Consider the following five steps to take planning for retirement in your 40s:   . Maximize Your Retirement Plan Savings  . Ellie decides to contribute $20,500 into this plan.

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Scenarios when advisors should be aware of possible elder financial abuse

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Matt Pais, MDRT Content Specialist It is generally easy to tell when something criminal is taking place or when someone is taking advantage of an individual who is mentally impaired, said Dr. Bennett Blum, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

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Your Most Important Asset

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

When ACA was in the process of being passed into law, skeptics were saying it was a Trojan horse on the way to socialized medicine. How much are you likely to need to spend per month for everything when you're retired?

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The Food Pyramid Is Killing Us

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Part G Medicare, the one I believe to be the most robust supplemental plan currently costs an average of $1517/yr with projections of 10+% increases over the next few years.

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