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When our parents retired, living to 75 amounted to a nice long life, and Social Security was often supplemented by a pension. The Social Security Administration estimates that today's average 65-year-old woman will...Read More

The federal government offers some major tax breaks for older Americans. Some of these perks deserve more publicity than they receive. At age 65, the Internal Revenue Service gives you a larger standard...Read More

It started in China, then spread to South Korea and Japan. Cruise ships have carried it; tourists have transported it. Now it's in Italy and Iran, Thailand and Taiwan, and more countries besides. It has infected...Read More

How do you know you are psychologically ready to retire? As a start, ask yourself four questions. One, is your work meaningful? If it is emotionally and psychologically fulfilling, if it gives you a strong...Read More

Financial generalizations are as old as time. Some have been around for decades, while others have only recently joined their ranks. Let's examine a few. Retirement means I can stop investing. In the past,...Read More

SRI (Socially Responsible Investing), Impact Investing, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Investing belong to a growing category of investment choices that use traditional investing practices to...Read More

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act is now law. With it, comes some of the biggest changes to retirement savings law in recent years. While the new rules don't appear to amount to a...Read More

The I.R.S. just announced the annual contribution limits on IRAs, 401(k)s, and other widely used retirement plan accounts for 2020. Here's a quick look at them. *Next year, you can put up to $6,000 in any type of...Read More