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Community in a Pickle – Over Pickleball!

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

June 3, 2015 — It is one of America’s fastest growing sports, attracting legions of new players from baby boomer ranks. Compared to tennis it is easy to pick up, doesn’t require as much stamina or range of motion, and is fun from the get-go. Yet all is not perfect…

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Published on June 2, 2015
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Rival Theories to The 4% Withdrawal Rule Keep Popping Up

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

May 30, 2015 — One of the most important subjects about retirement is how much you can take out of your retirement funds. Withdraw too much too soon, and you run out of money for your old age. Take out too little, and you shortchange your fun – plus leave…

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Published on May 29, 2015
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10 Funky Towns in Florida for Retirement

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

May 18, 2015 — When you think Florida, is your image one of a north-south string of strip malls, punctuated by boring developments full of old people? If so, you would not be alone. But we are about to show you that Florida has more than its fair share of…

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Published on May 26, 2015
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Pets and Your Golden Years

Category: Family and Retirement

May 23, 2015 — Americans are crazy about their pets. There were 164 million pets in the U.S. in 2012, according to the Humane Society of the U.S., with about 62% of households having a pet. Pet ownership for retirees, however, is a little different than it is for younger…

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Published on May 23, 2015
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Midwest Dominates Most Affordable Housing Markets in USA

Category: Retirement Real Estate

May 15, 2015 — Looking for a place to retire where your housing dollar gives you the biggest bang? If so the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index, which ranks U.S. metros by housing affordability, might just have your answer. All of the top 10 most affordable…

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Published on May 15, 2015
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Singles and Retirement: Where, Why, and the Issues

Category: Singles and Retirement

April 28, 2015 — Last month we asked our single Members to share their thoughts, experiences, and dreams about where they would like to retire. This article summarizes and categorizes what you told us in over 80 very thoughtful Comments (which included a lot of back and forth between…

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Published on April 28, 2015
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Part 2: How Well the Retirement Experts Follow Their Own Advice (Or Not)

Category: Retirement Planning

By Jan Cullinane and John Brady Note: This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. See bottom of article for links to the other two. April 16, 2015 — In Part 1 we published detailed answers to the first two questions we asked our panel of six retirement…

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Published on April 18, 2015
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How to Get Your 140 Minutes of Aerobic Exercise – For People Who Hate to Exercise

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

Updated October, 2016 — So you have saved all the money you need for a comfortable retirement, scoured the world and found the best to place to retire – great. Unfortunately, all that great planning means nothing unless you have the good health to enjoy your retirement. To keep yourself…

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Published on April 14, 2015
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Where the Retirement Experts Are “Retiring,” And Why – Part 1

Category: Retirement Planning

By Jan Cullinane and John Brady Note: This is Part 1 of a 3 part series. See bottom of article for links to the other two. April 4, 2015 — Most of us know by now that one size cannot fit all when it comes to choosing our best…

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Published on April 4, 2015
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OK You Retirement Experts, How Well Are You Doing with Your Own Retirement?

Category: Retirement Planning

April 2, 2015 — By Jan Cullinane and John Brady Retirement advice is not hard to come by – it seems like every website and newspaper will tell you how to do it. So we were intrigued when our frequent contributor, Jan Cullinane, suggested a different approach. Her…

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Published on April 2, 2015
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