Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
December 22, 2019 – The SECURE Act has been passed by the Senate and House and signed by the President. The bipartisan bill, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement, has several key provisions that impact many of those who are currently retired as well as people planning for retirement. …
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Published on December 21, 2019
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
December 17, 2019 — If you are shopping around for the best state to retire in, the good news is that there are a number of states that would really like you to choose them. These states know that the homes retirees buy and the money they spend locally represents…
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Published on December 16, 2019
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Category: Retirement Real Estate
December 12, 2019 – Two different companies, The National Association of Realtors® (NAR), and Realtor.com, have each identified markets expected to outperform in the coming years. The lists are quite different, with Realtor.com’s concentrating more on smaller markets. Both sources believe that affordability and strong local economies are key to…
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Published on December 12, 2019
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Category: Social Security
December 11, 2019 — You can always expect a lively debate on this subject: should you wait to claim Social Security, or take it as early as age 62? No matter your opinion, it is indisputable that claiming later than your Full Retirement Age (66 or later) provides an attractive…
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Published on December 10, 2019
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
December 7, 2019 — We don’t know about your experience, but in ours we are starting to see signs that many of our retired friends and relatives are getting more and more frugal. Some have to cut back from necessity, but even many of our very well off friends seem…
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Published on December 6, 2019
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Category: Active adult communities
December 3, 2019 — For baby boomers who love to play golf, living on a golf course seems like a dream. Drive over in your golf cart and play any time you want, no waiting. Later on in the afternoons, sit back and enjoy the beauty of a golf hole…
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Published on December 3, 2019
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Category: Baby Boomer Retirement Issues
November 29, 2019 — In case you hear this comment from a millennial, Gen X, or Yer, it is NOT a compliment. It is a dismissal, as in, “OK, baby boomer, you have a lot to say, but your day is over. Kindly step aside.” Younger folks tend to use…
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Published on November 28, 2019
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
November 26, 2019 — Are you in the camp of retirees who “hate” Florida, or are you among those that “love” it? Most folks thinking about the best place to retire in Florida seem to fall into one of those divisions; not so many have no opinion. In our view,…
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Published on November 26, 2019
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Category: Family and Retirement
By Ed LaFreniere of Retirementhumor.net November 23, 2019 — Q: My husband retired three months ago. We took a two-week trip right afterwards, and then the frustrations began. He claims he’s joking when he criticizes me if I miss a spot with the vacuum or the kitchen mop, but…
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Published on November 23, 2019
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Category: Family and Retirement
By S. W. Hubbard November 20, 2019 — Last year, my husband Kevin was counting the days to his retirement. He had planned the financial aspects thoroughly. On January 1 he would leave behind his demanding job as an operations executive who traveled worldwide and would spend all his…
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Published on November 19, 2019
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