Working While Receiving Social Security Benefits

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Posted on April 5th, 2022

The COVID-19 recession and the continuing pandemic pushed many older workers into retirement earlier than they had anticipated. A little more than 50% of Americans […]

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February Market Review

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Posted on March 8th, 2022

February saw markets uniformly down.  Initially investors fretted over global Central banks tightening monetary policy, with the highest headline CPI of 7.5% annual inflation in […]

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What’s the Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid?

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Posted on March 1st, 2022

It’s easy to confuse Medicare and Medicaid, because they have similar names and are both government programs that pay for health care. But there are […]

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Key Retirement and Tax Numbers for 2022

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Posted on March 1st, 2022

Every year, the Internal Revenue Service announces cost-of-living adjustments that affect contribution limits for retirement plans and various tax deduction, exclusion, exemption, and threshold amounts. […]

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ETFs Are Gaining on Mutual Funds: Here’s Why

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Posted on February 28th, 2022

Investor demand for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has increased over the last decade due to some attractive features that set them apart from mutual funds. In […]

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When Two Goals Collide: Balancing College and Retirement Preparations

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Posted on February 14th, 2022

You’ve been doing the right thing financially for many years, saving for your child’s education and your own retirement. Yet now, as both goals loom […]

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Smoothing Market Ups and Downs

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Posted on February 14th, 2022

After the wild ride of 2020, the U.S. stock market was relatively calm in 2021, but there was still plenty of volatility. There were 55 […]

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“A Trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?” -Alexander Cairncross[1]

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Posted on January 7th, 2022

2021 Post Covid Trend Continues: Inflation, Blistering Stock Prices, Bonds Hurt As is usually the case, the headlines of a year that are memorable are […]

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Build Back Better Act Delayed

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Posted on January 3rd, 2022

The Build Back Better Act passed in the House in November. The $1.75 trillion social spending bill would advance key parts of President Joe Biden’s […]

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Are You a HENRY? Consider These Wealth-Building Strategies

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Posted on December 20th, 2021

HENRY is a catchy acronym for “high earner, not rich yet.” It describes a demographic made up of young and often highly educated professionals with […]

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