Social Security as a Safety Net?

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For those of us who have been paying into Social Security since the beginning of time (or, more accurately, when we got our first job at age 16), we put high hopes into the promise of social security as part of the trusted “three-legged stool” for our retirement. However, the trustworthiness and reliability of Social…

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Assignment: Retirement—What Will YOUR Retirement Look Like?

what will your retirement look like?

Earlier this week, with my laptop in the loving care of an IT specialist, I had the rare opportunity to clean my office. Among the sort-of fun task, I reread all the motivational sticky notes on my walls. Of interest was this one: The year: 2009. Many life transitions occurred that year: Divorce A cross-country…

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