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I am 64 but have not filed for SSI. My wife is also 64 but already filed for SSI when she was 63. My benefit will be significantly higher than hers. My question is does the benefit for her as a surviv...
A friend and I were just talking about this this morning. It feels to both of us that having an outlet for usefulness is important, or otherwise we get the feeling that we've become useless, invisible...
Whether you love or hate him – it’s hard to argue against Elon Musk’s criticism of the controversial ESG (Environmental, ... Read more...
An interview with a financial adviser about the financial steps widows should take....
Waiting until 70 to file for Social Security benefits comes with a higher check, but there could be financial consequences to consider for you and your family....
Students have always faced and continue to face various challenges. This is not surprising, because they have started a new stage of their lives. An independent stage. Often, it is a lack of time and ...
If you’re a wordsmith looking to turn your passion for writing into profit, you’re in the right place. While starting a freelance writing hustle can be overwhelming, we’ve simplified...
Nursing facilities that receive federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid (effectively all of them) will have to employ enough staff to provide at least 3.48 hours......
Today, I bring you a guest post from a couple of nomadic retirees, Tom Swan and Georganna Hawley. They’ve been living a nomadic lifestyle for about two and a half years and have no plans for sto...
Photography is often viewed as a simple act of pressing a shutter button. But why do some people create genuine masterpieces from everyday scenes while others capture average snapshots? It's because p...
The program pairs people over 50 and typically retired with younger students who need to catch up on reading. Tutors typically spend two 30-minute sessions with students per week and are trained by AA...
The antiquated argument that personal finance should be taught at home simply looks silly in 2024....
What to know about selling your home in order to downsize in your retired years....
Retirees who explore new interests and have an active social life are more likely to find joy — and even greatness — in the newfound freedom of retirement....
How our life ends isn’t always up to us, but that question too often must be answered by loved ones and health care workers who don’t know what we would want....
Fidelity retirement specialist is telling me that I could take a portion of my 401(k) money and put it in what is called an anchor strategy. He is proposing an annuity for three years. The goal would ...
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading ... Read more...
Certain benefits are guaranteed if your pension plan fails....
My professor is retiring after this semester and he made such an impact on my life, I was wondering what would be a fitting gift? We have a great relationship where we banter and I show up to a class ...
We are considering/planning to move after I retire next year. We've already been taking week-long vacations in various potential places, but after the last two, I'm beginning to wonder if that is real...
I love r/retirement. The ideas and different views that I have read are an unbelievable wealth of knowledge. I am 47 & starting to look to the future more closely now. I am retired from the milita...
Am I wrong in thinking our/my retirement will be financially ok? I see people mention massive (to me) amounts in their retirememt/savings accounts. My partner retired almost 2 years ago, and I've deci...
I was talking to my friend and FI Blogfather, JL Collins recently and he made a thoughtful point. We were talking about money and happiness and he told me that it’s silly that people think they&...
What volunteering gig has given you the most rewarding social connections? Or intellectual satisfaction? When folks (like me) mention that they are bored and lonely in retirement, it's very common for...
In two months, I will hit my 3-year mark of retirement. I officially retired at the age of sixty-onein the ... Read more...
Men, who tend to die earlier than women, spend their time in retirement grappling with intensifying mental health issues and often find themselves with few friends or relationships outside their immed...
Don’t be swayed by scary headlines. Learn about the reality of Social Security’s financial status and act to protect your retirement....
Over the course of a career, the high fees and a lower-quality menu of investment options found in some plans can shrink your balance significantly....
Joe is planning for retirement and wants to minimize his tax burden, especially on the interest earned from his three annuities. James explains that non-qualified annuities are purchased with post-tax...
The report by Nuveen analyzes how plan sponsors can use employee feedback to restructure…...
Tom Hawkins says the new program is poised to deliver significant benefits for lower-income savers...
Jeremy France of Morgan Stanley underscores how utilizing financial education can drive…...
Inventor of the 401(k) plan Ted Benna teams up with Salt Labs while Ascensus appoints its…...
A new benchmark for Financial Literacy Month gauges how well participants understand Social…...
Survey, released during Financial Literacy Month, shows glaring lapses in knowledge of basic…...
Study released today finds more than half of 30.4 million Boomers turning 65 between…...
Deal would make Paris-based Amundi a strategic shareholder of Victory Capital and includes…...
While detailing extreme effectiveness of retirement industry lobby, exhaustive report calls…...
In a refreshingly candid reflection, the Prudent Plastic Surgeon discusses his financial journey, highlighting both the missteps and the incremental ... Read more...
During the pandemic, the U.S. Social Security Administration leaned into providing more services and processing applications online. But that has furthered the agency’s disconnect with Native Am...
Disclaimers, good communication, post-marital agreements and more could help avoid conflict in a family after the owners of a wealthy estate pass away....
There is no doubt that the economy is now stronger than it was four years ago. But, are people better off than they were before the pandemic?...
I recently caught up with Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise in person, about the Innovation Fund's latest investments in private AI (artificial intelligence) companies. Since launching the open-ended ventur...
Late-in-life divorces have more than doubled since 1990, and they often decimate retirement savings. How can gray divorcees shore up their finances?...
Here's everything you need to know about how to buy precious metals in self-directed IRA....
How much do you know about Social Security, Medicare and life expectancy?...
At the moment, I’m sitting in a regional Social Security office waiting room so packed that there’s a queue outside just to get in to wait. I’m here to submit forms for reducing IRMA...
Eating well, exercising, getting plenty of sleep and managing chronic stress can help make you a SuperAger. Funding that long life requires longevity literacy....
It’s actually quite common for companies to ask you to watch a video and provide your feedback. You may share how you feel about the product being advertised or how you feel about the video as a...
Are your expectations for retirement realistic? In this episode we put various aspects of retirement under the microscope to compare and contrast some common expectations and potentially more realisti...