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Retire Smart
For millions of Baby Boomers, retirement is an opportunity for reinvention, rather than taking it easy. Mark Miller, a respected Chicago-based business and media expert, is helping write the playbook for the new professional and personal pursuits of a generation. Using up-to-the minute research and reader-friendly technology, Retire Smart covers news and trends about careers, personal finance, family, travel, health, real estate, volunteering and education. The column offers readers sophisticated advice, timely interviews with other notables in the field and access to the latest digital sources of information. Miller also welcomes questions from readers.
Retire Smart Samples
Reader Mailbag: How to Draw Down Savings in Retirement
Q: It's been suggested that I withdraw about 4 percent of my retirement savings each year in addition to my current income of approximately $3,000 per month.
How to Cope With Big Rate Increases on Your Long-Term Care Policy
If you have long-term care insurance, brace for the possibility of a steep increase in premiums this year. Some of the largest long-term care underwriters are asking state regulators for large increases on some policies this year.
More Seniors Can Get 'Extra Help' on Drug Costs This Year
A million low-income seniors have become eligible for a big assist on prescription drug expenses this year under a newly expanded federal program.
How Much Money Will You Really Need for Retirement?
How much money will you need to live comfortably in retirement? One way to calculate the answer is the old income-replacement rule of thumb--to retire comfortably, you must replace 80 percent of your annual pre-retirement income.
Do-It-Yourself Pensions Gaining Ground in Workplace Retirement Plans
Social Security and a pension--there was a time when they went together like coffee and cream.
New Year's Resolution For a New Decade: Finding New Work With Meaning
Pollster John Zogby posed this question last summer to 4,000 Americans: "What will be the historic legacy of Baby Boomers?" Forty-two percent said boomers had "ushered in an era of consumerism and self-indulgence." The Greatest Generation.
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