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Social Networking in Retirement: A Must!

Does spending time with family = happiness in retirement? Maybe not as much you might expect, according to a 2010 study from Britain. Many pre-retirees list “spending more time with family” as one of the top priorities for the retirement … Continue reading

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Finance Friday: How to Protect Your Retirement Date from a Market Decline

Experiencing a major market decline right before you plan to retire can be a disaster and may result in a delayed retirement. But there are some simple steps you can take to protect your retirement date from a market meltdown.

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Conscientious People Earn More and Save More for Retirement

Conscientious people earn more and save more for retirement. Are you a conscientious person?? Video: Conscientious People Earn More and Save More for Retirement | Retirement Research Center | University of Michigan.

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Finance Friday: Defining a Great Retirement!

Why do you suppose older athletes like Brett Favre, Michael Jordan, Tom Watson, etc. keep playing? For the money? Maybe; more likely–for the satisfaction from their work. How will you define your great retirement?

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Balancing Work and Play in Retirement

There are a couple easy rules to understand about when to retire from wage-earning work. The earlier you retire from work (the younger the age), the more money you must have saved up by that point in time. The longer … Continue reading

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A Prescription for Longevity

Dr. Robert Butler, who passed away in 2010, was the head of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health and founder of the International Longevity Center (it’s worth a trip to surf over to http://www.ilcusa.org). In … Continue reading

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Billy Graham: Nearing Home: How To Live Ones Latter Years And The Reality of Heaven

Billy Graham: Nearing Home: How To Live Ones Latter Years And The Reality of Heaven. The Bible has a lot to teach us on the topic of growing older, including the fact that God has a reason for keeping here … Continue reading

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What NOT To Do in Retirement

While everyone’s definition of an enjoyable, fulfilling retirement may vary, there are no doubt some common situations that we can all agree are better avoided if possible. Here’s a short list of problems to avoid and how you can overcome … Continue reading

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Finance Friday: High School Math to the Rescue for Our Retirement Accounts

Think back to your high school math days. Inevitably, some student at some point in a math class (usually algebra) asks, “Are we ever gonna use this stuff in real life?” Good math teachers pounced on that one to present … Continue reading

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Women Who Walk Lower Their Stroke Risk

A 2010 study of older women (average age 54) in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association found that simply going for a walk reduced their chances of a stroke by 25% or more. Women in the study walked for … Continue reading

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