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The Social Security Administration has announced its biggest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase in the past 42 years. In 1981, we had the largest Social
With Medicare enrollment underway, here is an alternative to the original Medicare plan. In addition to signing up for Medicare Part A (hospital stays) and Part
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The White House recently announced a plan to forgive up to $20,000 for student loan borrowers as part of a larger debt forgiveness program. There are still
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New retirees sometimes worry that they are spending too much, too soon. They will scale back on spending to mitigate the risk of outliving their money. Other
With half the year behind us, now is a great time to consider some investment actions we could take. It can be challenging to know where to start, especially
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