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Retirement Income
The order of your returns matters more than the average
Two retirees, the same average return, and a gap of more than two hundred thousand dollars. Why the first five years of retirement carry most of the risk.
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Social Security
What claiming Social Security early actually costs
The reduction is permanent, the credit for waiting is larger than most people expect, and if you are married the decision is not really about you.
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Annuities
What an annuity actually guarantees, and what it does not
Where the guarantee comes from, the two numbers people confuse, what it costs, and the eight questions to ask before signing anything.
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Long-Term Care
What Medicare does not pay for: the long-term care gap
Roughly seven in ten people turning sixty-five will need some form of long-term care. Medicare covers very little of it. What that means, and the honest ways to plan for it.
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