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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!
Groundbreaking artificial knee cartilage outperforms the real thing
For all of us with sports histories that foresee a knee replacement in our future, there may be some hope. - ReirementGoat.com
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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5 Exercises to Preserve Muscle Mass as You Age
As we age it takes more effort to maintain muscle mass, and with it, bone density, coordination and a variety of other health benefits....
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Why Most Retirees Will Never Spend Down Their Retirement Savings
Interesting article from 2016 by Michael Kitches on his Kitches website. Intuitively, as most of us save to fund the rest of our lives...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Making Hay in Margaritaville
This article from the Financial Post explores the development of a different type of retirement community. Part retirement-community and...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Having a sense of purpose may help you live longer
Everyone needs something to live for. This MedicalNewsToday explores some of the science behind this concept. - RetirementGoat
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Flat-Fee vs Asset-Based Financial Advisors
Everyone considering hiring a Financial Advisor should understand how their advisor would get paid and how that would impact overall...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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7 Most Useless Pieces of Financial Advice
Some interesting advice from FinanceBuzz and worth considering. Keep in mind that there is a counter-argument to every point and you need...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Double Fixer-Upper
This is a trend in a number of smaller towns in various European countries to combat de-population. However, while there are lots of...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Most dangerous places to travel
Adventure travel is amazing! However, there are some global destinations that are fundamentally unsafe for a variety of reasons and are...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Doing Your Retirement Income Planning in the Right Order Matters
This is a point from Kiplinger is one that, I think, is often overlooked in retirement planning. After starting with a base income,...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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What is a Good Dividend Yield?
Good clear description from Entrepreneur of what dividends are and how yield and risk relate, as well as the importance of both growth...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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6 places to go for Costa Rican adventures
Some ideas from Tripadvisor on active travels to the eco- and adventure-tourism hotspot of Costa Rica. - RetirementGoat
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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The Best Anti-Aging Workout
Really interesting article but I would take caution. I wonder how much intensity is required (they mention 100%) and I think about the...
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Dec 2, 20221 min read
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How to find paid volunteer work abroad
A great option for new or active retirees, or even as a pre-retirement gap-term project. This article is an excellent, and realistic,...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Giving Tuesday: How Retirees Can Achieve Tax Benefits From Their Charitable Giving
Giving Tuesday is the charitable response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. For all those that give back to others in any way, good for...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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How Do We Combat Ageism
Sadly, sometimes ageism is first felt with a combination of shock and denial. However, sometimes, those of us that do not see ourselves...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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The best countries to retire in
A little more comprehensive and scientific study on the relative merits of various retirement destinations from the World Economic Forum....
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Saving Money: 28-Year Old Retiree Gives Away Her Incredible Secret...
Normally, I would be a little dismissive of any "incredible secret"; age-bias aside. However, I do love the concept of valuing items by...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Cruise Critic names the best cruise ships of 2022
Sounds awfully good in the cold weather of early winter, or, maybe, anytime... Published in CNN Travel. - RetirementGoat
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Home Renovations to Make Before You Retire
I have seen a number of lists on home renovation ideas before retirement. This post is from Hometap, a home equity lender. While we will...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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