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Deciding When to Start Social Security

The decision about when to start receiving Social Security benefits is, for many people, the single biggest factor in determining financial security in retirement. Alicia Munnell and her team at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College have produced … Continue reading

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Perils of the 401k

Long before the bear market from October 2007 to March 2009, employer retirement plans such as the  401k and 403b, left a lot of investors unfulfilled and disillusioned. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 was meant to improve these plans … Continue reading

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