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Forget the sovereign debt crises for a minute, guys. We have now seen two European power houses exit the World Cup in the first round — a whining France and a clearly dispassionate Italy. And hey, even England barely scraped into a knockout game!
I’ve got to tell you, at least when it comes to “the beautiful game,” [...]
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On Thursday, June 17 at noon I’m going to show my Dad how we can makeover his retirement portfolio for much better income — using everything from dividend stocks to bonds to some other REALLY cool strategies.
And as a way of saying thanks for all the great comments and feedback you guys have been leaving here on my blog, and [...]
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In an attempt to bridge a gap in prescription drug benefits, Washington is sending out $250 checks to 80,000 seniors who pay more than Medicare’s limit for medicine but don’t pay enough to qualify for “catastrophic coverage.”
The full story is here on CNNMoney. And while I certainly agree that every dollar helps those of you on [...]
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We’ve been talking about how to get more income from retirement nest eggs. And what I’ve heard from you is that, yes, real estate used to be a great way to earn income, but it also comes with:
Too much risk, as we’ve recently seen with property prices [...]
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Based on the responses you sent to my last question, it’s pretty clear none of us think Wall Street has our best interests at heart, especially when it comes to retirement matters. You’ve told me countless stories of inflated ratings … Ponzi schemes … bad timing decisions [...]
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Yesterday, I asked you about nightmare retirement scenarios … and boy did you share some hair-raisers!
Harry says:
“Expenses are eating me alive … this is forcing me to sell my house in a difficult market and move to a less expensive area.”
Meanwhile, Ben tells us:
“My Social Security and [...]
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Let’s hear what concerns you most …
Is it Social Security going broke?
Healthcare costs or a nursing home robbing your children of their inheritance?
Not having enough income to pay for basic items?
Losing your home?
Simply having to reduce the quality of life you enjoyed during your working years?
A combination of all these things …
Or something else entirely?
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Whenever Memorial Day rolls around, I first think of my grandfather – Nilus Lawrence Mattive, Sr.
He lied about his age and enlisted in the military before his 15th birthday, and served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne during World War II.
We know he made his way to the front lines of Europe, dropping into [...]
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I realized that I really didn’t get into my mom’s situation enough in today’s e-mail. So I’ll just briefly share her story a little bit here, too:
She’s also still working at age 63, and she dreads going to the office every single day. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have nearly enough saved to retire on at the moment.
So I’m continually saying things [...]
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Apparently, the FLOOD of comments this morning backed up that feature on my blog. Every single comment you all made is now up there … positive, negative, and everything in between!
Thanks again for sharing your feedback … I will try to respond to some of the major points as time allows (and certainly in next week’s column, too) [...]
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