Eleanor Laise
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Find the Best Help on Health Exchanges
insurance Consumers will have access to online, telephone and face-to-face assistance.
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It's Time to Fine-Tune Dividend Holdings
Making Your Money Last These five moves can help investors refine their dividend strategy.
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Retirees Face Cuts in Pension Benefits
Making Your Money Last As multiemployer pension plans try to deal with their financial struggles, the benefits of current retirees are in the crosshairs.
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Health Law's Impact on Employer Coverage
insurance If you have employer-based health insurance, here's what you need to know about the upcoming changes to health care.
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No Day in Court for Injured Investors
investing Mandatory arbitration provisions are increasingly popping up in investment advisers' customer agreements.
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Health Insurance Exchanges Gear Up for Action
insurance These answers to key questions will help you prepare for the new health care marketplace.
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Put a Plan in Place to Ensure Pets' Care
retirement Spell out your wishes for your pets in case they outlive you.
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Turbulent Days Ahead for Bond Investors
investing Recalibrate your portfolio to mitigate the heightened risks in the bond market.
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Automatic 401(k) Saving Features No Fail-Safe to Retirement Success
retirement Employees who rely on low default contribution rates set by employers may end up with an insufficient nest egg.
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Protect Digital Assets After Your Death
retirement From social media to online bills, it is essential to plan what will happen to your virtual life once you are gone.
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Seeking Yield, Bond Funds Ramp Up Risk
Making Your Money Last Study fund holdings carefully as some bond funds have been wandering beyond their traditional bounds.
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Strategies to Pump Up Your Lifetime Income
Making Your Money Last Low bond yields have raised troubling questions about whether the 4% withdrawal rule still holds up. Here is what works, and what doesn't, when it comes to stretching a retirement nest egg.
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Protect Your Portfolio Gains From a Market Dip
Making Your Money Last A systematic plan will keep investing risk in check and your retirement on track.
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Medical Credit Cards Can Cause Heartburn
Making Your Money Last Some health care providers are offering credit cards designed to cover uninsured costs, but these cards come with a host of potential problems.
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New Options for Retiree Health Benefits
Making Your Money Last Alternatives are emerging as employers drop retirees from group health plans.
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Long-Term-Care Coverage Costlier for Women
Long-Term Care Insurance One insurer is set to raise rates for women, and other carriers may soon follow.
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Downsize Your Debt Before You Retire
Making Your Money Last From mortgages to credit cards, dealing with debt now can provide retirement security down the road.
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Don't Let Debt Derail Your Retirement
retirement Average debt is spiking amongst older Americans, and that could spell trouble for many people's plans to retire.
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Risks and Rewards of Moving to a CCRC
Making Your Money Last Prospective residents of continuing-care retirement communities need to do their homework before signing a contract.
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The IRS Cracks Down on IRA Mistakes
Making Your Money Last The penalties can be stiff if you make one of these common IRA errors.
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A Good Time to Give To Family and Charity
Making Your Money Last With various tax breaks scheduled to expire at year-end, would-be donors are scrambling to transfer assets.
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New Voter ID Laws Could Daunt Seniors
Politics Voting requirements have changed in many states. Brush up on the rules now to make sure your vote gets counted.
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Take a Fresh Look at End of Life Plans
Financial Planning for Alzheimer's Changes in state laws and shifting practices of financial institutions and health care providers warrant a review of your advance-planning documents.
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A Reliable Home Aide Can Be Hard to Find
Financial Planning for Alzheimer's Whether you hire in-home help directly or through an agency, ask detailed questions about caregivers' background and training.
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Financial Planning for Alzheimer's