WHAT IT TAKES TO BUY OR SELL A HOME IN TODAY’S MARKET
Read Published Article in USAA More than ever, it’s tricky to buy or sell a home without a pro’s help. Ask USAA members Corey and Kelly Campbell, who recently bought their first home for $158,000 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., near Hurlburt Field where Corey is stationed. It was up to Kelly, now 20, to [...]
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MAKING PEACE WITH MONEY PROBLEMS
Bestselling author Sarah Ban Breathnach offers 10 tips for finding your financial footing, even in precarious times. By Kerry Hannon|January 3, 2011 | Read Published Article When author Sarah Ban Breathnach decided to write a book about financial serenity two years ago, she had no idea how much she would need the book herself. Fifteen [...]
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ON COURSE
Find out how planning now can help you and your parents navigate financial waters later USAA Magazine Winter 2008-2009 On his 70th birthday, USAA member Leonard Ratzman didn’t have a will or any kind of estate plan. “I suddenly realized that the worst thing I could do as a father is to pass away and leave [...]
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BOOK REVIEW: BEST ADVICE: STAY INVESTED EVEN IN TURBULENT TIMES
Sometimes it pays to get back to basics. Read Published Article Buy the Book on Amazon.com In Bailout: What the Rescue of Bear Stearns and The Credit Crisis Mean for Your Investments, USA TODAY investment columnist John Waggoner provides sensible, specific steps to help investors navigate through not just the rescue of Bear Stearns [...]
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BANDING TOGETHER TO STAY AT HOME
A new community aims to extend seniors’ independence Read Published article Alice Salamon, 87, has resided for nearly four decades in a light-filled, three-story home in Cambridge, Mass., that brims with memories, mementos of her travels, and photos of generations of family. Through the kitchen window, the native of Czechoslovakia can gaze out at her [...]
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CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS
How Much Do You Need to Retire? By Kerry Hannon Read Published Article Jeffrey Jacobi, a Katy, Texas, air conditioning contractor, plans to retire soon. Or he did. He’s not so sure now, given the current economic crisis. The 66-year-old has been steadily socking away enough savings to let him and his wife enjoy the equivalent [...]
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A ROAD MAP FOR WOMEN IN RETIREMENT
The Transition Network helps launch post-career plans Read Published Article Charlotte Frank remembers heading downtown that brilliant September morning seven years ago toward her 63rd-floor office in Lower Manhattan, where she was an executive with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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SMART WAYS TO INFLATIONPROOF YOUR RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO
Prudent hedges keep rising prices from gnawing at your nest egg Read Published Article It’s been a rough year for retirees—and those eyeing retirement. Crashing stocks have slammed retirement account values. Falling house prices are shuttering dreams of selling the big family home, buying a less expensive pad, and pocketing the excess to shore up [...]
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6 TIPS ON PLANNING A SECOND CAREER
Moving into a new field later in life can be fulfilling. Here’s how to do it Read Published Article A New York investment banker becomes a small-town chef. A techie turns acupuncturist. An entrenched corporate exec accepts an early retirement package and converts to the ministry. Longer life spans, concerns about outliving retirement savings, and [...]
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TIPS ON SHIFTING TO RETIREMENT SPENDING MODE
The transitional years require a change in your financial mind-set Read published article Uneasy about the future, many new or prospective retirees figure it’s time to purge their portfolio of risk (translation: growth stocks) and shift the money into conservative, income-producing investments such as bonds, dividend-paying stocks, and bank certificates of deposit.
A collection of 65 essays that provides practical and entertaining advice about how to create a fulfilling retirement. The royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to cancer research.
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