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Survey Results Part 1: Topretirements Members Overwhelmingly Plan to Move

Category: Retirement Planning

July 7, 2016 — If you have been curious about how your plans for retirements stack up with other baby boomers, look no further. The almost 1200 community-minded members who responded to last week’s “How Much Do You Expect to Receive in Retirement” survey have answered your question. We will…

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Published on July 7, 2016
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Survey Results Part 2: Renting is Out and Cash Will Rule

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

July 10, 2016 — This is Part 2 of the results from last week’s “How Much Do You Expect to Receive in Retirement” survey. In this installment we will report on the questions having to do with renting, financing, 55+ design features, and general comments about finding a place to…

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Published on July 9, 2016
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Survey Results Show Our Members Will Retire Out of State, Weather is a Main Reason

Category: Retirement Planning

July 13, 2016 — If you have been curious about how your plans for retirement stack up with other baby boomers, look no further. This article will let you compare your plans and dreams with the 1200+ community-minded members who responded to our recent “How Much Do You Expect to…

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Published on July 12, 2016
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As Oldest Boomers Turn 70, IRS Says Happy Birthday!

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

July 20, 2016 — The oldest baby boomers, those born in the first post WWII year, are turning 70 this year. To which the IRS is probably saying, “Happy Birthday Boomer”, because the U.S. Treasury is about to get billions in tax presents. That’s about to happen because Required Minimum…

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Published on July 19, 2016
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1 in 4 Recent Retirees Would Delay Taking Social Security, If They Could

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

July 20, 2016 — The decision on when to start taking your Social Security retirement benefits is a very personal matter. Our members report a wide range of answers – from “as soon as I can” to “waiting until the maximum age of 70”. This article will give some highlights…

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Published on July 19, 2016
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Anatomy of a 50th High School Reunion

Category: Baby Boomer Retirement Issues

Note: This is a followup to the Reunion Survey and results article we published in 2015. In that poll we found an even split between those looking forward to their 50th reunion, and those who said they either had no plans to attend, or were undecided. Many who said they…

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Published on July 24, 2016
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Pre-Retirees Underestimate How Soon They Will Retire – By up to 7 Years

Category: Retirement Planning

July 26 , 2016 — A recent study of those who are about to retire vs. people who have already retireed reveals a sobering fact – pre-retirees tend to dramatically underestimate when they will retire. That underestimate is huge – between 5 and 7 years. While it displays a healthy…

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Published on July 26, 2016
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