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You Can Get A 6.76% Immediate Annuity Rate

Are you one of the people who don’t think you can get any good annuity rates right now?  The AARP recently sent out some advertising for an immediate annuity rate of 6.5%.  While that is not a bad rate, we were able to find better.  …

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4 Ways to Maximize Your 401k for Retirement

In 2011, 30% of employers said that they were “very confident” that their employees would have a sufficient amount of assets in retirement.  Was 2011 that long ago?  I didn’t think so, but that number has plummeted.  Currently, only 4% of employers have that confidence …

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Confidence In Retirement Planning Not As High As Expected

Last month, the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s Retirement Confidence Survey found that Americans are much less confident that we in the financial industry would hope.  What can we do to change the fact that “Retirement Confidence (is) Still Low Despite (a) Brightening Economy?”  Financial Planning’s …

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Don’t Buy An Annuity Until You Do Your Homework

While annuities are not right for everyone, they certainly take the worry out of outliving one’s savings in retirement for many people.  In “7 tips to avoid annuity headaches,” Melody Juge of Marketwatch offers a word of caution before making the decision to purchase an …

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