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2013/05/22 15:59
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WASHINGTON -- After years of increasing health care costs, the outlook is improving for seniors worried about paying their medical bills during retirement. For the second time in the last three...
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2013/05/22 08:08
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The estimate, which takes health spending and other factors into account, concluded that 1 in 7 seniors lives in poverty. Projections indicate that number could go up if certain Medicare reforms took...
2013/05/20 18:16
2013/05/20 18:16
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Here's a hot trend in retirement planning that's gone relatively unnoticed: Magical thinking. A survey from Northwestern Mutual reports that more than four in 10 Americans expect to keep working into...
Read more at BusinessWeek, Bloomberg
2013/05/20 14:52
2013/05/20 14:52
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... was a rude awakening," said Hart, a former corporate trainer and state caseload manager who was let go by the state in 2008. "I could not find a job for a year and a half. I exhausted all my...
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2013/05/19 07:27
2013/05/19 07:27
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Although many Americans underestimate the scale of medical expenses they�ll need in retirement, the financial burden remains a serious concern. A recent survey by Merrill Lynch found that health care...
2013/05/17 21:15
2013/05/17 21:15
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The poll by the Employee Benefit Research Institute showed that 28% of Americans are "not at all confident" they’ll be able to have a comfortable retirement. That’s up from 23% last year and the worst...
2013/05/17 12:16
2013/05/17 12:16
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How Your Old 401(k)s Are Hurting You You abandoned them on your way up the career ladder. They sit waiting for your attention. Alone. Sad. Practically orphaned. We’re not talking about your old work...
2013/05/15 20:15
2013/05/15 20:15
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Five Excuses Why People Don't Save for Retirement Retirement Savings: No Excuses The list of excuses for why it's impossible to save for retirement is endless. Some people may be just getting...
2013/05/15 14:47
2013/05/15 14:47
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Americans in their sixties are taking more money out of their IRAs than those who are older, according to a new report. Like what you see? Click here to sign up for Accounting Today's daily...
2013/05/14 14:44
2013/05/14 14:44
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... Things Parents Should Know Before Paying for College Financial Specialist Shares Ways to Help Your Child While Protecting Your Retirement From $20,000 to $65,000 a year – that’s the tuition cost...
2013/05/14 01:49
2013/05/14 01:49
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For some people, the promise of employer-provided health insurance is reason enough to take a job or stay put in one. But unexpected events -- a corporate bankruptcy or sale, for example -- can...
2013/05/14 01:49
2013/05/14 01:49
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Supporters and critics of the Affordable Care Act seem to agree on at least one thing: Allowing young adults to stay on their parents' health plans until they reach age 26 is a smart move. The change,...
2013/05/13 09:51
2013/05/13 09:51
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The Great Recession saw unemployment rates double and the housing bust that proved far stronger and lasted much longer than anyone had expected. Through it all, retirement savings plans took a major...
2013/05/09 21:15
2013/05/09 21:15
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Low Interest Rates Could Ding Retirement Plans, EBRI Warns WASHINGTON -- How will the sustained period of low interest rates affect retirement planning? A forthcoming study from the Employee Benefit...
2013/05/07 17:26
2013/05/07 17:26
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Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune personal finance columnist Does your debt nag at you and make you miserable? A researcher has now put a number to the emotions. He has quantified just how much debt...
2013/05/06 20:17
2013/05/06 20:17
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When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney admitted to keeping assets in the Cayman Islands, money managers for the wealthy were not surprised. When it emerged that he had paid taxes at a...
2013/05/06 15:44
2013/05/06 15:44
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The two genders may be very different (and vive la difference, as the French would say), but not when it comes to their retirement expectations and preparations, according to a new survey. Like what...
2013/04/30 18:15
2013/04/30 18:15
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Americans are growing increasingly concerned over their ability to afford to retire, and with good reason. Data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that only 46% of individuals have...
2013/04/30 06:46
2013/04/30 06:46
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WASHINGTON — We are passing through something more than a period of disappointing economic growth and increasing political polarization. What's happening is more powerful: the collapse of...
2013/04/29 03:25
2013/04/29 03:25
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Having to pay more of our own money for health care up front doesn’t seem to make us any better shoppers for services, researchers are finding. Although employers and insurance plans have long...