FIRE After 50? Yes, You Can. Here's 4 Misconceptions About Retiring Early.

  Achieving financial independence to retire early means forging a new path. Members of what’s known as the FIRE (Financial...
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There's a Hidden Cost To Your Big Tax Refund

  The truth is that a tax refund is simply your own money, which you earned throughout the year, being paid back because you had...
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The Secure Act Requires Your 401(k) Statement to Show Monthly Retirement Income. You Could Be in for a Surprise.

  A small provision in the Secure Act, signed into law in December to help Americans save for retirement, aims to remove some of...
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IRS Issues New Tax Season Warning: This Easy Step Could Prevent Data Theft

  But the IRS does have a solution and it’s a sound one already used by many individuals and firms: multi-factor authentication....
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There's Nearly $100 Billion in Missing Money, and It's Easier Than Ever to Claim. Here's How.

  Now, thanks in large part to technology that makes it easier for people to file claims and to confirm identities in simple...
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The Best Diners in America

  For pilgrimage-worthy breakfasts, late-night hangs, and one-of-a-kind regional dishes, look to these classics. Whether you grew...
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Got a Big Raise? Increase Your Retirement Savings Now or You Might Pay Later.

  According to a new report by Morningstar, most workers continue to fund their retirement-savings accounts at the same rate...
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Meet the New IRS Tax Form Specially Designed For People 65 and Older

  Congress required the IRS to develop a new form that was simpler and easier for senior taxpayers. For the 2019 tax year, your...
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The Stretch IRA Strategy Is Largely Gone. Here Are 5 Alternatives to Consider.

  Passage of the most sweeping retirement legislation in more than a decade means certain beneficiaries can no longer take...
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17 States That Will Gain or Lose Electoral-College Votes After the 2020 Census

  According to Election Data Services, at least 17 states will likely gain or lose seats—and electoral college votes—after the...
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FIRE After 50? Yes, You Can. Here's 4 Misconceptions About Retiring Early.

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There's a Hidden Cost To Your Big Tax Refund

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The Secure Act Requires Your 401(k) Statement to Show Monthly Retirement Income. You Could Be in for a Surprise.

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IRS Issues New Tax Season Warning: This Easy Step Could Prevent Data Theft

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There's Nearly $100 Billion in Missing Money, and It's Easier Than Ever to Claim. Here's How.

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The Best Diners in America

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Got a Big Raise? Increase Your Retirement Savings Now or You Might Pay Later.

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Meet the New IRS Tax Form Specially Designed For People 65 and Older

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The Stretch IRA Strategy Is Largely Gone. Here Are 5 Alternatives to Consider.

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Barron's

17 States That Will Gain or Lose Electoral-College Votes After the 2020 Census

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Kiplinger

How 10 Types of Retirement Income Get Taxed

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Kiplinger

How to Select an Executor

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Kobe Bryant and the Importance of Estate Planning

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Here's What You Need To Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak

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The SECURE Act Is Changing Retirement For Many - What You Need To Know

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One Smart Money Move: Start a Donor Advised Fund For Your Charitable Giving

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Here's When the IRS Can Take Your IRA Tax Deduction Away

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Under the New Secure Act, Consider Making These Money Moves With Your IRA or 401(k)

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What Retirees Should Know Before Buying a Vacation Home

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10 Things Every Worker Needs to Know About the New W-4 Form for 2020

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New Rules for Stretch IRAs and RMDs Have Raised Many Questions. Barron's Found Answers.

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Tax-Smart Charitable Giving

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These Important Tax Changes in the Secure Act Have Nothing To Do With Retirement

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10 Moves to Make Sure You Have Enough Money in Retirement

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These Are the Best Bottles We Drank in 2019

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7 Rules for Wealth #6: Self-Employment Tax Schemes

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How Roth IRA Conversions Can Limit the Tax Hit From RMDs

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10 Ways the SECURE Act Will Impact Your Retirement Savings

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Retirement 2020: What to Watch for in the New Year

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How to Stick with Your Financial New Year's Resolutions

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How to Get Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video or Netflix for 'Free' - and What to Know Before You Sign Up

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New Tech Ideas for Aging Well

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Kiplinger

How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of a Holiday Scam

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6 Things a Financial Planner Can Do So You Don't Have To

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Business Insider

3 Reasons NOT To Do Your Holiday Shopping On Your Smartphone

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4 Ways to Manage Your Required Minimum Distributions When You Don't Need the Money

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A Man Who Left Work 10 Years Ago Says a Single Meeting With a Financial Planner Made Retirement 'So Much Better'

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Don't Outlive Your Money During Retirement

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IRS Releases Final Anti-Clawback Regulations

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What is Your Capital Gains Tax Rate? Good Question - It Can Get Confusing

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Retirement Can Be a Tough Psychological Adjustment. Here Are Some Ways to Adapt.

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Your Financial Planning Calendar for 2020

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All the Tax-Friendly Ways Retirees Can Donate to Charity

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12 Things to Be Thankful for in 2019

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Can I Collect Social Security as a Divorced Spouse and Wait to Claim My Own Retirement Benefit?

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Twenty Charitable Planning Questions for the Holidays

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How, and Why, to Build a Social Security 'Bridge' With Your 401(k)

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Hoping to Save on Your 2019 Taxes? Time is Running Out

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Comparing the College Scorecard and PayScale's College Salary Report: Four Key Differences

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How to Take the Stress Out of Required Minimum Distributions

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Your Estate Plan May Need Updating to Reflect New Tax Rules

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What Happens to My Bitcoin When I Die? Simplifying Estate Planning of Digital Assets

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The Case of the Botched $276,000 IRA Transfer

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How To Figure Out When To Claim Social Security

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Growth vs. Value: Shifting Tides

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4 Ways to Make Managing Your Finances Less Scary

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This Is The Biggest Retirement Mistake Americans Are Afraid Of

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Caught in the middle: Generation X needs to focus on retirement, but isn't

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How to Downsize Your RMDs

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The 'Secret Sauce' of Thriving 100-Year Families

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Why You Should Have an Estate Plan

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Kiplinger

9 Super Successful Entrepreneurs on the Money Rules They Live By

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Living A Life Worthy Of A Legacy At Any Age

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How to make the most of your HSA - for now, and the future

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Navigate 2020 Medicare Changes During Open Enrollment

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How To Avoid Taxes When Giving Big-Dollar Gifts

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The Ins and Outs of Tax-Loss Harvesting

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6 Key Life Lessons I've Learned While Traveling

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Saved Enough for Retirement? Well, That Depends

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Five Steps on the Road to Retirement

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These Basic Life-Planning Tools Can Ease Your Money and Retirement Worries

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5 Mistakes Parents Make When Giving Kids an Allowance

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Charles Schwab on the Lessons He's Learned Over a Lifetime of Investing

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How To Accessorize Your Bank Account

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Battle the Credit Bureaus...and Win

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The Repo Market's a Mess. (What's the Repo Market?)

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What Should You Do With Unneeded RMDs?

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Here's how the Fed rate cut affects you

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Five Reasons to Hold Vacation Homes in an LLC

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Are you Really Ready to Retire?  8 Steps to a Happy Retirement

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Market Review & Commentary: December 2018

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