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Best of Retirement News

Below are the best retirement stories from 2017 — the articles on Boldin that our readers liked most from the last year.

The 8 Skills You Need for a Fantastically Happy Best Retirement

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It is not millions you need to be happy in retirement, you need skills. Huh? What skills? Explore the 8 traits that can help you have a more successful future.

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How Does Your Retirement Decision Making Compare to Everyone Else’s?

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We have big choices to make as we enter and live in retirement. See what the average person does and what experts suggest you do for a better retirement.

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The New Rules of Retirement: 10 Guidelines for Financial Security

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Change is happening. Quickly. Here are 10 rules for a financially secure retirement in these crazy times.

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How to Prepare for 6 Awful Retirement Events That Are VERY Likely to Happen to You

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There are a lot of things that could go wrong in retirement. But some things are more likely than others. Find out how to protect your finances.

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Boldin Users Reveal the Secrets of their Successful Retirement Plans

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Want to know what it takes to have a successful retirement plan? Here are 7 secrets from Boldin users who have planned a secure retirement.

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Want to Retire Early? Here Are 8 Tips to Make it Happen ASAP

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Planning an early retirement is a worthwhile pursuit. Make this dream a reality: here are 8 key ways to retire early – as soon as possible in fact.

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5 Easyish Steps to a Secure Retirement: Jump In!

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No matter what you have saved, you can retire. This easy to use guide will help you jump in. Get started right now. Find out how to retire!

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Don’t Worry. Be Happy (and Retired)!

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Review the list of people’s biggest retirement worries and get concrete ideas for how to reduce these stresses. Don’t worry!

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You Might Be Worried About the Wrong Thing! Why You Need to Focus on Spending Not Saving!

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Retirement experts tell you to save! However, the best thing you can do to secure your future is focus on how much will you spend in retirement.

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Try Out the One Two Punch Strategy to Knock Out Worries About Running Out of Money

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You are probably worried about running out of money in retirement. Use a “one two punch” or another specific strategy to significantly reduce your risks!

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Want to Be Secure? Update Your Retirement Plans at Least Quarterly

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Find out why you need a quarterly retirement check and what you should look at and how to make it quick and easy. Improve your future today!

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10 Exceptional Tips for the Average Joe or Jane as You Transition to Retirement

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We boomers were never average. However, here are 10 exceptional tips for the transition to retirement that apply to us all.

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How Much of the Global $400 TRILLION Retirement Shortfall Belongs to You?

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If you are a bit worried that you don’t have enough money for retirement you are definitely not alone. A new report finds that the world will have a $400 trillion retirement shortfall in the next 30 years. What can you do about your piece of this pie?

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What to Do in Retirement? Definitive Ranking of the Best Ways to Spend These Wonderful Years

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The best retirement plans: These 25 ideas and lifestyles rise above the rest as the best ways to spend your retirement.

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Are You Saving Too Much for Retirement?

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Perhaps as many as 20% of people are saving too much for retirement. Figure out how much you really need. Are you saving enough? Or, too much?

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20 Great Retirement Travel Ideas

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Here are 20 tips for making travel after retirement plentiful, affordable and completely fulfilling. Get ready to make reservations!

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Manage Retirement Withdrawals to Pay Less in Taxes and Maximize Income

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A tax-efficient strategy for retirement withdrawals can be the difference between thriving and just scraping by. Get 6 tips for keeping more of your money.

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6 Competing Priorities that Make Creating a Retirement Investment Plan SO Complicated

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Creating a retirement investment plan for after you retire is downright complicated. Explore 6 priorities and how to manage them all.

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Forget the doom and gloom about your future. 8 new retirement trends suggest a rosy future for baby boomers. See if you are on trend!

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5 Things No One Tells You About Retirement that You Need to Know

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Many people have trouble adjusting from the working world to a life of leisure. Here are 5 things you need to know that most people don’t talk about.

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8 Topics to Tackle if You Want to Survive Retirement with Your Spouse

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Start talking! 8 discussions you must have with your spouse before retirement – important topics that will determine your financial and emotional health.

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By the Numbers: 11 Figures You Need to Know for a Secure Retirement

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How to make sense of retirement planning? Here is your guide to the 11 retirement numbers that are most important for a secure future.

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Other Blogs You Might Like

Still want more reliable retirement information? Here are a few other retirement related blogs that we think you’ll enjoy:

  • Can I Retire Yet: A smart and insightful blog with first hand experience from someone who has saved, invested and retired early.

  • Retirement Manifesto: A journey toward early retirement, covers practical retirement planning issues.

  • Behavior Gap: A blog by Carl Richards, a certified financial planner and the creator of the weekly Sketch Guy column in the New York Times. He makes complex personal finance ideas relatively simple.

  • Get Rich Slowly: A personal account of J.D. Roth’s journey from getting out of debt to saving, investing and retiring early. Smart money advice.





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