Retirement

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How to Recreate a Paycheck in Retirement

If you’ve been collecting a paycheck for the past few decades, you’re probably used to having a steady and predictable stream of income...

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How to Manage Your HSA With Medicare

If you’ve held onto a health savings account (HSA) for several years, it has probably come a long way.But if you’re about to...

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How Much Should Retirees Worry About Inflation?

Inflation can be scary for retirees. True, Social Security provides inflation increases in line with the consumer price index, or CPI. But any...

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Workers Who Turn 60 Through 63 in 2026 Can Now Stash $11,250 Extra, and Most Dont Know It

If you are between 60 and 63 years old and still working, the tax code enables you to add extra fuel to your...

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How Much Money Should You Convert to a Roth Each Year?

A Roth conversion allows you to turn funds in a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. As a result, you get to enjoy...

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The 10 Best Retirement Freebies Youre Missing Out On

By Kathryn Pomroy and Bob Niedt From Kiplinger’s Personal FinanceEverything’s getting pricier—food, healthcare, housing, you name it. Prices are climbing, and wallets feel...

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This November, Full Retirement Age Officially Hits 67, Completing a Transition Begun in 1983

Some financial milestones arrive with headlines, but this one arrives quietly, on a schedule Congress passed 47 years ago—the Social Security Amendments of...

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3 Big Questions to Ask Your Aging Parents

A canning jar filled with money sits on a shelf in East Derry, N.H., June 15, 2018. Charles Krupa/APOne of the toughest things...