With guaranteed income emerging as the great retirement issue of our long-lived days, a once-ignored annuity gains traction.
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9 Ways to Simplify Your Finances Now
Studies show that folks with complex finances also have the least healthy finances. Here’s how to lead a simple money life.
Giving Back: How Retiring Boomers Get the Rush They Crave
America is the most giving nation on earth as it relates to charities. Here’s how philanthropy is changing for boomers.
After the Meltdown: 5 Years Later the Shocks Just as Powerful
Here come the polls. It’s been five years since the meltdown and a whole bunch of us feel like things aren’t getting any better.
Why You Need Inflation Protection Now
Almost no one is worried about inflation. You should be.
Swim From Cuba? You Can Do It Too, In a Manner of Speaking
There’s a term for late bloomers like Diana Nyad, who stunned the world this weekend with her swimming feat: ageless explorer. You can be one too.
Redefining the “Ideal” Retirement
What is the ideal retirement? It’s different for everyone, of course. But with insufficient nest eggs and failing pensions it almost certainly will include some kind of employment. Here’s how the Great Recession helped redefine retirement yet again.
Survey: The 5 Biggest Retirement Saving Mistakes
Americans make a lot of mistakes preparing for retirement. Here are the top five, according to one expert source.
Report: Fix Social Security Now–or Pay a Stiff Price
A bipartisan think tank finds that the costs of shoring up Social Security will skyrocket in coming years. We need to act now, while the costs are manageable.
Why the Improving Economy Has Done Nothing for Retirement Saving
The economy is perking up but almost no one is saving more for retirement than they did last year. Here’s why.
How to Get the Most from Social Security
Taking Social Security benefits at the wrong time is a common error, and it can cost thousands of dollars. Here’s how to get it right.
A Good Death: How Boomers Will Change the World a Final Time
Surely the world has heard enough of the Baby Boomers, who have dominated the political, cultural and economic landscape for six decades. But a generation that has refused to go quietly into any life stage will, it seems, be
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