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Welcome to our Blog! Here you will find a selection of handpicked articles and original posts that can help you think about how you want to plan your retirement. You can use the filters below to switch between original 'Posts' and 'Articles' from various categories about all things retirement!

Should You Consider Preferred Shares?

Preferred Shares are well-known to investment professionals and share some characteristics of common shares and some characteristics of...

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Nov 28, 20221 min read

5 Steps to Help Clients Stay on Track for Retirement

Here is an article in US News for Financial Advisors but with key take-aways relevant to all retirement savers. - RetirementGoat

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Nov 27, 20221 min read

How Long $1 Million Will Last in Retirement in Every State

Clearly lots of variation and lifestyle and financial what-ifs involved, but this article provides some interesting comparisons of...

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Nov 27, 20221 min read

How Much Will You Get From Social Security?

Another great article from the Motley Fool. Very simple guidance on how US Social Security benefits are determined. - RetirementGoat

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Nov 27, 20221 min read

Why It's Time to Rethink Common Retirement Advice

Really good straight-forward article from The Motley Fool which has been a great investment site noted for their contrarian views on...

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Nov 26, 20221 min read

The Hidden Costs of Early Retirement

For all of you who know of the FIRE Movement: Financial Independence Retire Early, you may be interested in some of the insights from...

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Nov 21, 20221 min read

Double-Decker Sandwich Generation

Just a quick intro as this is a double post. Mostly motivated by the fact that it is an issue that is very close-to-home for many of us....

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Nov 20, 20221 min read

How to Pay for a Nursing Home with No Money

Most of us looking at retirement see Long-Term Care Homes and see that as a final destination for ourselves or our partner. Or sometimes,...

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Nov 20, 20221 min read

12 Scams to Avoid in Retirement

Here are 12 Scams to Avoid for everyone! Sadly, we read and hear about them frequently and they are not exclusively victimizing the...

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Nov 20, 20221 min read

When Can you Retire?

MarketWatch is a great website. Normally the site has a subscription required to view most articles, but this article was available and...

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Nov 18, 20221 min read

The Basics of Estate Planning

Everyone needs a Will but it is often an uncomfortable issue to confront for many of us. Kiplinger is a great site with some really...

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Nov 17, 20221 min read

Four questions you need to ask before thinking about retirement

This article is from WalesOnline. Simple but true. There are many questions before retirement, but these are four good ones to start...

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Nov 17, 20221 min read

Retirement Planning vs Retirement Preparation

I have been considering retirement for a few years. Not that I am ready to retire, financially or psychologically, but I am getting close...

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Nov 6, 20225 min read