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How to Invest When You Are Close to Retirement

Many people think that retirement age is the finish line in some sort of race. This is absolutely not true. As you approach retirement you may tweak or make minor changes to your investment style, but you still need to [...]

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Retirement Planning Checklist

How much time did you spend planning your last family vacation? Was it a couple of days, or did it stretch out into weeks? It is not unusual to spend weeks or even months planning a special getaway; after all, [...]

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When Should You Start Saving For Retirement?

The answer to this question is ‘right now.’ It doesn’t matter how old you are, start saving now for your retirement. If you are 50, get started now. If you are 30, get started now. If you are 15 and [...]

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How To Prepare For Retirement

Proper investing during retirement is critical. Whether you’re starting in your 20′s or your 60′s, the process of getting to retirement with a sizable nest egg takes patience and persistence, and a little luck is not a bad thing either. [...]

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How To Set Investment Goals

So you just set up your very own stock trading account at Scottrade or Tradeking, so now what do you do? When setting investment goals, age is of critical importance. In most cases your age is related to the amount [...]

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How Much Money Should You Save?

Understanding how much money you should save is one of the biggest questions in your personal finance life and everyone has a different answer, depending upon your individual circumstances. Since there is no hard and fast rule as to how [...]

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Retirement Planning In Your 20s

Who wants to think about retirement as soon as they graduate from school? Perhaps not many, but it is actually the perfect time to start making plans. In fact, just after you get your first job is the best time [...]

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Annuities For First Time Buyers

For people looking for stable retirement income Annuities are a wonderful vesicle for providing retirement income, deferring income taxes and avoiding probate if they are left to heirs. Annuity advice for first time buyers is simple, get a plan, ask [...]

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How to Choose a Mutual Fund

Choosing the right mutual fund can be quite tricky. The key word is ‘suitable,’ as the answer depends largely upon the individual asking the question. What is suitable for one person can be insufficient or downright dangerous for another. The [...]

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Investing Lessons From A Football Team

When I’m not reading about investing, everyone I know would be the first to tell you that I’m borderline obsessive about football (and sports in general) and while it may just be my excuse to watch more on Sundays, there [...]

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