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November 16 – Larry Gavrich, a frequent contributor in this space, recently published a contrasting point of view on a NY Times article about Greener Pastures. We think you will find “Heh NY Times – It’s Not Nice to Scare Old People!” interesting. It fits fight…
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Category: Retirement Planning
November 3, 2025 — Retire and find your paradise – maybe. One study found that 40% of retirees who move in retirement don’t end up staying. Another one from Hirehelper.com reported that 28% of folks who moved in the past year regret it. In this article we will explore some…
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Category: Checklists
October 17, 2025 – Are you in your 40s and 50s and feeling stressed about retirement? Join the club – millions of others are feeling the same way. Many people in their 40s or 50s wake up to the realization that retirement isn’t as far away as it once seemed.
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Category: Life Care or CCRC
This article was originally published in 2021. Updated Sept. 2025 with updates from several people we know, including the couple profiled in the original article. For most people, the answer to the question when is the right time to move to a Life Care community is, “when I…
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Category: Retirement Planning
August 14, 2025 — Retirement can be such an exciting time. Maybe you have picked out a beautiful new place to live, and are set to live the good life there. Unfortunately, it can also turn out to be and experience filled out with regrets and serious financial consequences. In…
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
August 12, 2025 — How often have we heard about a group of like-minded people who dream of retiring together – often! Getting over the logistics can be challenging, but for this group of women in Texas, it has sure been worth it. You will want to read the full…
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
July 29, 2025 — Everybody’s talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Governments are fretting about how to control it, employees worry it will take away their jobs, and a lot of other folks don’t really care. The reality is that it is going to get even more important, and about to…
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
May 14, 2025 — Nobody understands the dozens of mistakes you can make when it comes to choosing a retirement community than our wonderful Members here at Topretirements. By the same token, they have developed many simple strategies for how to pick the right one. On this website they have…
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Category: Retirement Planning
Jan. 26, 2025 – This year more Americans will reach their 65th birthday than in any year in history – 4.2 million of them. Currently, about 10,000 individuals reach this age daily, a rate that is projected to continue through 2027, when the baby boom bulge slides into older age…
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Category: Retirement Planning
Sept 23, 2024 — About a third of people aged 50 or more live alone, according to the AARP. That is a lot of people who can’t rely on a spouse or roommate as they age. So what is their plan going forward? The best advice is to start thinking…
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