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I’ll be 65 soon, have $320,000 in retirement savings and a paid-off home but I’m $46,000 in debt – should I take more money out of my investments?
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My wife and I are in our 50s with $300,000 in a 401(k) and $700,000 in a pension. Will we have enough to ‘live a simple life’ in retirement?
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I retired at 50, went back to work at 53, and then a medical issue left me jobless: ‘There’s no such thing as a safe amount of money’
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I’m 68, my husband is terminally ill, and his $3 million estate will go to his son. I want to spend the rest of my days traveling — will I have enough money?
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I want to retire next year, but I have $25,000 in credit card debt and a major monthly mortgage payment — I also live with my three kids and ex
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I’m a 39-year-old single dad with $600,000 saved — I want to retire at 50 but don’t know how. What should I do?
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I’m 62, single and never had a retirement account. I have $100,000 to invest, but is it too late?
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I lived in motels and ‘forgot to live’: I’m 48, have almost $900,000 and want to retire next year. What can I do?
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We have $1.1 million to spend on a new house for retirement, but we also want to travel – is buying a home even worth it right now?
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We have $1.5 million we don’t intend to ever use in retirement – how do we invest it if we plan on giving it to our kids one day?
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We have 25 years until retirement and are saving 25% of our income — are we doing it right? And are we saving too much?
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I’m 60, a school bus driver and bartender with $165,000 saved for retirement and a spender mentality – ‘is there any hope for me?’
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I’m 67 and retired with $57,000 left on my mortgage and $600,000 saved for retirement — should I pay off my home now?
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I pay $2,164 a year in retirement account fees — should I leave one of the plans for an IRA instead?
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We want to retire in a few years, and have about $1 million saved. Should I move my money to a Roth, and pay off my $200,000 mortgage while I’m at it?
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I’ll be 71 this year and my wife will be 63 – how should we claim our Social Security benefits?
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I’m 41, and my partner is 50. We have $800,000 in retirement savings and make $250,000. We want to retire ASAP but know our money won’t last. What can we do?
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‘We are not sure how prepared we are for retirement’ – we are 60 and 61, and don’t know how much longer we can work, have $360,000 in retirement savings and a pension
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We’re in our 60s, my husband plans to work until he ‘drops dead’ and our medical bills are overwhelming – how can we retire like this?
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