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During your working years, you may not have a lot of choice about where you live. Once you retire, the world is your oyster. But as you consider your options,...
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Pros and cons of annuities
Traditional pensions provide guaranteed income for life, but those are increasingly rare in the private sector. If you don't have a pension, you can create your own with an immediate...
How reverse mortgages can help retirees weather market storms
Reverse mortgages have often been branded as a way for older retirees to raise money only when other sources of retirement income have dried up. But a growing group of...
Retirement: Make your life insurance work for you now
If your loved ones don't need the death benefit from your life insurance policy, that policy may be more useful to you now than later. Through what's known as a...
Family finances: Health care fuels higher taxes
Most of us prefer to put off paying taxes for as long as legally possible. This year, though, some taxpayers could save money by cashing in some of their taxable...
Family finances: Smart ways to manage a windfall
Figuring out how to manage a windfall sounds like the kind of problem we'd all like to have. Sadly, though, an unexpected payout -- whether from an inheritance, a lawsuit...