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10 Ways to Screw up Your Retirement

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Many well intentioned people make a variety of mistakes when it comes to planning for their retirement. Sometimes you can be subject to forces beyond your control, like a stock market crash, illness, or accident but if you are prepared the effects will be minimal compared to what would happen if you aren’t prepared.

In today’s article Dennis Miller looks at 10 ways many people are sabotaging their retirement without knowing it. Are you making one of these mistakes?

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Reasons People Aren’t Buying Annuities (And Why they Should)

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Annuities are a way of investing your money so that you are guaranteed to receive a set income for the rest of your life. Many financial experts champion these financial products as a realistic portion of your retirement plan. However, many people who should be buying them aren’t opting to do so. Less than $200 billion of

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The Impact of the American Taxpayer Relief Act On Your Retirement Savings

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The fiscal crisis of 08’ brought a number of changes in our personal finance. Most importantly, retirement savings became a focal point of discussion. The most important regulation enacted by Congress since the fiscal cliff was the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 which was signed into law on January 2, 2013. The Act gives permanence to

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Protect and grow your investment

5 Ways To Protect and Grow Your Retirement: Whether You’re 45 or 75 or Somewhere In Between

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We just recently celebrated Money Weekly‘s first birthday, and this milestone also got me thinking… If I had a magic wand and could instantly pass along a bundle of critical information to my peers, what would that message include? Since I don’t have a magic wand, I had to distill a bit of my practical wisdom

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Investing the right way

Investing in Your Future: As Easy as 1, 2, 3

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Start the money ball rolling by putting a few dollars away and before long you’ll  be able to develop a whole new approach to money… a little less focus on getting the next shiny object and more on building long term sustainable wealth. Saving will not only boost your financial security and your credit scores but it will also reduce stress and worry

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Stuff

Too Much Stuff

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Many years ago George Carlin had a comedy routine about too much stuff… only in America can people actually rent Air-Conditioned storage facilities to keep all the stuff they never use. Most of us accumulate way too much during our lifetime and at some point must make the difficult decision about what to keep and

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