retirement

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  16 hours ago

  Older adults are drinking more. Could that pose a public-health risk?

  MarketWatch - Jessica Hall

  When it comes to older adults and alcohol, how much is too much? As government agencies weigh alcohol-consumption guidelines, mocktails and …

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  16 hours ago

  Four hidden ‘unretirement’ costs that can make going back to work pretty expensive

  MarketWatch - Alessandra Malito

  Retirement isn’t sticking for some baby boomers, but those who re-enter the workforce after spending years on a fixed income could face some …

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  16 hours ago

  ‘I’m slowly learning’: I’m in my 70s and suddenly widowed. My financial adviser wants me to invest 20% of my assets in annuities. Is that a good idea?

  MarketWatch - Quentin Fottrell

  Dear Quentin, I’m in my early 70s, and suddenly widowed. My husband had life insurance, so I have money. I just don’t know what to do with it. I have …

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  2 days ago

  I put $6,000 on my credit card after a house renovation and face a Social Security overpayment. Do I use my emergency savings to pay it off?

  MarketWatch - Quentin Fottrell

  Dear Quentin, I’m 67 and have been retired for three years. I bought a house last year and ended up, for various reasons related to renovations and …

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  2 days ago

  RMD rules for inherited accounts are here. You may have less time to act than you thought.

  MarketWatch - Alessandra Malito

  Retirement-account beneficiaries wondering if and when they need to take money from their inherited accounts are no longer living in limbo. Years …

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  1 day ago

  I thought I had planned for every risk — and then I got cancer

  MarketWatch - Jonathan Clements

  Today’s financial lesson: We can manage risk—but terrible stuff can still happen. This thought, of course, was prompted by my recent cancer …