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Can You Retire Your Retirement Risk?
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Can You Retire Your Retirement Risk?

Many (if not most) people think about retirement in terms of saving for the day they leave the workforce and won’t be collecting a paycheck any longer. The prospect of outliving one’s savings is therefore a top source of stress, along with being able to pay escalating health care costs. Perhaps more individuals should plot a strategy to generate income in retirement, says Michael Doshier, vice president, retirement marketing at Franklin Templeton Investments. And no, he doesn’t mean spending your senior years flipping burgers or bagging groceries.

The Least-Known Tax Break?
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The Least-Known Tax Break?

Gail Buckner, CFP, our personal retirement and financial planning strategist, walks through a little-known tax credit called the “Saver’s Credit” you may want to learn more about.

The Retirement Disconnect
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The Retirement Disconnect

Conducted in three countries, Franklin Templeton Investments’ annual Retirement Income Strategies and Expectations (RISE) survey explores ...

New Year’s Retirement Resolution to Keep: Develop a Social Security Strategy
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New Year’s Retirement Resolution to Keep: Develop a Social Security Strategy

On January 31, 1940, Ida May Fuller made history as the first American ever to receive a monthly Social Security benefit check.1 On the 75th ...