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Should You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?
Personal Planning06/04/2025

According to LongTermCare.gov, nearly 70% of those age 65 and over will require long-term care at some point in their lives. This includes care at home (paid and unpaid) as well as at nursing and...

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Will AI Finally Give Stock Forecasters an Accurate Look into the Future?
Personal Planning05/28/2025

If intensive computer analysis of stock market data has allowed short-term investors to beat some benchmark indexes some of the time, shouldn't the added sophistication of artificial intelligence...

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The Five Stages of Retirement
Personal Planning05/21/2025

Even if you've never heard of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, you're probably familiar with her Five Stages of Grief.1 These are phases that we naturally go through after experiencing a significant loss:...

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Loud Budgeting: It's OK to Share Your Goals
Personal Planning04/23/2025

Money comes with a lot of emotional baggage. Especially if you’ve ever been painfully aware of your lack of it. Unless you grew up in a wealthy family, you probably have a few stories of financial...

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Make It Safe to Age in Place
Personal Planning04/09/2025

Almost 90 percent of people 65 and over want to age in their current homes or communities, and 77 percent of those 50 and older want to remain in their current homes as they age, according to AARP...

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Looking Back: Advice from Retirees
Personal Planning02/26/2025

A survey of retirees conducted by OnePoll in partnership with ClearMatch Medicare, found that on average they had to stop working more than a year and a half earlier than they had planned. As a...

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Retiring Early May Not be the Answer
Personal Planning02/12/2025

For many working people, the ominous feeling begins on Sunday night. They know that when they wake up on Monday, they are going to have to make it through another tough day at work —research says...

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Focus on What You Can Control
Personal Planning02/05/2025

When investing for retirement, success is most likely when you give much less attention to the things you have no control over. For example, if you're constantly monitoring the short-term behavior of...

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When Should You Start Claiming Your Social Security Benefits?
Personal Planning01/08/2025

If you want to start a lively discussion among a group of retirement experts, just casually toss out the question, "What's the best age to start taking Social Security?" The reason the answer to...

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