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12 Things You Need to Know About Medicare
Medicare There's Medicare Part A, Part B, Part D, Medigap plans, Medicare Advantage plans and so on. We sort out the confusion about signing up for Medicare — and much more.
By Catherine Siskos
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The Surprising Way to Reduce Your Dementia Risk
Lower your dementia risk with this one hack.
By Christy Bieber
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The Minimum Savings You Need To Retire in All 50 States
Worried you haven't saved enough for retirement? Here are the average annual expenses and minimum savings amounts needed to get by in all 50 states.
By Donna LeValley
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Downsize in Retirement With 2026 Tax Benefits: 3 Key Strategies
Retirement Taxes Downsizing retirees may benefit from tax savings, lower utility bills, and freed-up income.
By Kate Schubel
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Ramit Sethi Tells Us the Biggest Retirement Mistake You Can Make
The MasterClass instructor, author and behavioral finance expert on what could be costing retirees their happiness.
By Donna Fuscaldo
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Family Offices: Women of Wealth Create a New Model of Giving
Women who are inheriting wealth today are shifting from traditional philanthropy to creating sustainable systems to fund philanthropic gifts into perpetuity.
By Kathleen Grace, CFP®, CIMA®, MPrA
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I’m 64, retired, and want to invest $400,000 of my $2.4 million portfolio in a winery startup. Am I crazy?
We ask wealth advisers to weigh in on the wine business and how to finance a retirement startup.
By Maurie Backman
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This Retirement GPS Helps You Navigate Your Drawdown Phase
Ready to retire? Here's how to swap your 'peak earnings' mindset for a 'preserve-plus-grow' approach instead of relying on the old, risky 4% rule.
By Shawn Maloney
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How Traveling to Africa Taught 2 Retirees About Slowing Down
Don't treat retirement trips like they're an exercise in ticking off boxes. Slowing down and letting adventure unfold can create more meaningful memories.
By Richard P. Himmer, PhD
