Retirement Living

The Lump-Sum Investing Mistake
Retirement Living

The Lump-Sum Investing Mistake

Michael E. Kitces, CFP | May 3, 2016

Dollar-cost averaging is a popular strategy to avoid plopping a big lump sum into the stock market only to see…

Financial Help for Seniors
Retirement Living

Financial Help for Seniors

Jim Miller | April 25, 2016

Retirement is not “golden” for all seniors. More than 25 million Americans age 60 and older are living with limited…

Surprise! Retirement Is Good for Your Health
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Surprise! Retirement Is Good for Your Health

Jamison Starbuck, ND | March 23, 2016

For years, we’ve heard dismal statistics about retirement and health. Keep working as long as you can, we’re told, because…

Getting Around When You No Longer Drive
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Getting Around When You No Longer Drive

Jim Miller | February 23, 2016

Have you thought about what would happen if you or someone close to you could no longer drive? What now…

7 Secrets from a Retirement Coach
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7 Secrets from a Retirement Coach

Joanne ­Waldman | September 2, 2015

Turn Your Retirement Dreams Into Reality Some people dream of playing golf every day in retirement, while others plan to travel…

9 Best Stocks for Income-Hungry Investors
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9 Best Stocks for Income-Hungry Investors

Charles B. Carlson, CFA | August 11, 2015

The Portfolio That Pays and Pays What’s an income-hungry investor supposed to do? Banks are paying next to nothing on…

Can a “Robo Adviser” Boost Your Investment Returns?
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Can a “Robo Adviser” Boost Your Investment Returns?

Pam Krueger | June 24, 2015

Are you better off letting a computer invest your money rather than hiring a human financial adviser or doing it…

Homeless Retirement: Travel the World
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Homeless Retirement: Travel the World

Lynne and Tim Martin | June 30, 2014

How Lynne & Tim Martin Did It How would you like to make the world your retirement home? Lynne and…

9 Worst Retirement Regrets
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9 Worst Retirement Regrets

Jeff Yeager | June 18, 2014

Many You Still Can Fix Enjoying retirement is near the top of most people's wish lists. But when I was…

The Alternative Investments Every Portfolio Needs
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The Alternative Investments Every Portfolio Needs

Charles Zhang, CFP | May 27, 2014

Beyond Stocks and Bonds... Jitters about the stock market and the bond market have many investors wondering whether it's time…

7 Fun Jobs for Retirees
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7 Fun Jobs for Retirees

Nancy Collamer | January 24, 2014

You may have retired, but you still can get a job—and have fun doing that job! Here are seven options……

Before You Sign That Retirement-Community Contract…
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Before You Sign That Retirement-Community Contract…

Bradley J. Frigon, JD | December 16, 2013

Living in a retirement community typically costs thousands of dollars per month and potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in…

How to Avoid the Nursing Home
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How to Avoid the Nursing Home

Peter Notarstefano | September 10, 2012

Aging In Place Lets Seniors Stay Comfortably In Their Homes As my aunt hits her mid-eighties, she has no intention…

Paradise or Purgatory? Is a Retirement Community Right for You?
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Paradise or Purgatory? Is a Retirement Community Right for You?

Andrew D. Blechman | September 6, 2012

Americans have retired in droves to age-restricted communities ever since six model homes opened in Sun City, Arizona, in 1960…

Great Places to Retire: The Best Towns for Art & Culture
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Great Places to Retire: The Best Towns for Art & Culture

John Villani | September 6, 2012

All over America, the arts are blossoming in small cities and towns. Especially when accompanied with the amenities provided by…