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retirement, personal finance

Balancing Your Needs against Your Wants

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Let's assume for the sake of argument that you're going to pass through a number of careers in your lifetime (because you are). Let's also assume that retirement isn't in the picture for you (because it's not). »more»

How Stuck Are You in Your Job?

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Do you remember a time when your work was fun? Do you remember when you looked forward to going to wok? »more»

Raise Retirement Age Now, Say Actuaries

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One attribute of increases in human longevity is that the length of time that seniors are expected to live past retirement has been increasing. Even though people are living longer (since 1940 men are now living on average five years longer), the age of customary retirement has been relatively fixed. »more»

The "Negative Inheritance" and what it means to you

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Negative inheritance happens when the "the costs to children of caring for aging relatives outstrip any gifts or bequests they might receive in return." The phrase was coined by Laurence Kotlikoff, a professor at Boston University. »more»

Book Review: "Cash Rich Retirement"

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It is hard to imagine advice as timely as this, "Don’t count on home equity as your sole source of retirement income." Sentences like this led to me changing my mind about reviewing "Cash-Rich Retirement" by Jim Schlagheck. »more»

Law of Attraction ebook - free to download

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I found this free ebook on the Law of Attraction. It seems pretty good to me. It's a good mixture of theoretical and practical. It does have some good suggestions about how to put the Law of Attraction to use. Worth a read.
Download FREE Law of Attraction Report Here

Two Books Want To Help You Become Rich: "Maui Millionaires for Business" and "The Last Chance Millionaire"

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Despite the somewhat similar titles, "Maui Millionaires for Business" and "The Last Chance Millionaire" take two very different approaches to guiding your financial decision-making. »more»

New book guides boomers through legal and financial issues facing retirees; “Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice for Boomers“

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According to a press release issued by the University of Arizona, U of A Professor of Law Kenney Hegland and Tucson attorney Robert Fleming's new book will help baby boomers avoid common legal pitfalls of retirement as well as facilitate family discussion of such issues. »more»

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If you are not yet signed up for the monthly LifeTwo newsletter then do so now. All you have to do is type the email address in the green box on the upper right-hand column of this web site. You can unsubscribe at anytime. »more»

Are You Your 401(k)'s Worst Enemy?

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Researchers examining how people invest their 401(k) funds have found that they confuse quantity with quality. As a result, they invest in whatever their plan offers the most of.

Convenient, yes. Smart, no. »more»