Retirement

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  5 different types of FIRE

  There are a lot of different flavors of the FIRE movement.

  3 min read Feb 02, 2024
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  What is the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement?

  FIRE participants try to gain financial independence by amassing wealth and cutting expenses. Here’s how FIRE works.

  7 min read Jan 25, 2024
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  Social Security benefits in 2024: 5 big changes retirees should plan for

  Retirees need to know about these changes to social security in 2024.

  3 min read Oct 19, 2023
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  Social Security COLA 2024: How to spend your bigger benefit, according to experts

  Learn the best ways to spend your Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.

  4 min read Oct 12, 2023
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  Social Security payments to climb 3.2% in 2024 after COLA increase

  The 2024 COLA returns the series of annual adjustments to a more normal level.

  2 min read Oct 12, 2023
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  Survey: 22% of Americans haven’t contributed to their retirement savings in the last year

  How Americans save for retirement and tips on meeting your retirement goals.

  5 min read Sep 28, 2023
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  Nondeductible IRAs: How they often become backdoor Roth conversions

  The nondeductible IRA is just a stop on the way to converting funds into a Roth IRA, via a “backdoor Roth IRA.”

  3 min read Aug 03, 2023
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  How lawmakers propose easing Social Security funding concerns

  While there’s still time to adjust funding for the program, it’s going to require major work and the cooperation of Washington lawmakers.

  4 min read May 25, 2023
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  What is the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and how does it work?

  If you work for the federal government or serve in the military, you’ll want to know more about the TSP.

  4 min read Jan 25, 2023
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  Nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z workers are not actively saving for retirement, and it could be a half-million-dollar mistake

  A top financial regret is not saving enough for retirement, with 19 percent of Americans citing it.

  5 min read Dec 05, 2022