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What fat tails have to do with retirement finance

The best stock in the S&P 1500 has a year-to-date gain of nearly 400%

Dec. 4, 2020 at 2:20 p.m. ET by Mark Hulbert

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Trying to motivate older employees? Here’s how to tailor your strategy to boost their performance

Motivation is never one-size-fits-all

Dec. 4, 2020 at 2:15 p.m. ET by Morey Stettner

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How to cut tax bills with smart charitable giving strategies

COVID-19 has hurt giving and increased need

Dec. 4, 2020 at 2:10 p.m. ET by Eldin Foco

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Fear-based investing can be your worst enemy

Pessimistic voices just ramp up the anxiety

Dec. 4, 2020 at 2:05 p.m. ET by Thomas O'Connor

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News and analysis for those planning for or living in retirement

Retirement news and analysis

Dec. 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito

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Dec. 5, 2020 at 2:03 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito

I’m 60, my wife thinks ‘money is for spending,’ I just lost my job and plan to retire — how can we avoid money fights?

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Dec. 5, 2020 at 1:23 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito

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We still owe $46,000 on our mortgage — should we deplete savings to pay it off before we retire in 2021?

I want to pay it off; my wife doesn't want to deplete our savings.

Dec. 5, 2020 at 1:22 p.m. ET

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‘To hell with it’: She ditched Canada at 56 for Belize, where a couple can get ‘everything you could imagine’ for under $50,000 a year

She moved to a beautiful, laid-back island in Belize in 2013. Here’s the surprising reason she’s returning to North America.

Dec. 5, 2020 at 12:40 p.m. ET by Catey Hill

I am 66 years old, retired, and now need to go back to work full time — how can I start over?

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Dec. 5, 2020 at 11:57 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito

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Should I take a $1,913-a-month pension or a $445,000 lump sum?

You have a few things to consider, including how much money you need and how much risk you can tolerate.

Dec. 5, 2020 at 11:55 a.m. ET

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Want to fix Social Security? Here’s a genius idea

Here's a plan everyone can get behind

Dec. 5, 2020 at 10:14 a.m. ET by Brett Arends

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I moved out of California in retirement — but it wasn’t because of taxes

You'd be surprised at how well California stacks up against other western states for retirees.

Dec. 5, 2020 at 7:59 a.m. ET

We retired to Athens without speaking Greek — here’s how we got the easy travel and affordable life we wanted

This couple left Arkansas and live on $3,000 a month in the capital of Greece.

Dec. 4, 2020 at 4:55 p.m. ET by Silvia Ascarelli

Age discrimination gets real: Lessons from the last recession

Age discrimination by employers due to the pandemic is moving from a hypothetical to a real issue, but there are ways to protect yourself.

Dec. 4, 2020 at 4:45 p.m. ET

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3 reasons a trust may make sense for your family even though your name isn’t Trump, Gates or Rockefeller

Trusts can help reduce estate taxes and give you added flexibility on how assets get divided up after your death.

Dec. 4, 2020 at 11:22 a.m. ET

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Dec. 3, 2020 at 6:01 a.m. ET by Alessandra Malito

Social Security Chief Andrew Saul is fixing the way the agency assists older Americans

In recent years, the Social Security Administration had a pretty lousy — and worsening — reputation for customer services. Then Andrew Saul was sworn in.

Dec. 3, 2020 at 4:58 a.m. ET

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What you can do if you find yourself suddenly retired

This year saw a surge of early retirements, but many haven’t saved enough to maintain their standard of living.

Dec. 2, 2020 at 1:59 p.m. ET by Liz Weston

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This is one of the most important and difficult calculations in retirement planning

If you get it wrong, you could save too little, too much, or end up working too long.

Dec. 2, 2020 at 1:58 p.m. ET by Liz Weston

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Can I reverse a Roth conversion?

Make sure your advice is sound

Dec. 2, 2020 at 12:23 p.m. ET by Dan Moisand

Confused about Social Security — including spousal benefits, claiming strategies and how death and divorce affect your monthly income?

Social Security claiming — like life — can be complicated

Dec. 2, 2020 at 12:12 p.m. ET by Alessandra Malito

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