Your Money: Nervous About Social Security? Better Prepare Now

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If the government has to change Social Security, people may need to put aside a lot more money to make up for any reduction in benefits.


What Kind of Fixes to Social Security Would You Make?

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This week’s Your Money column looks at the viability of the Social Security system, and how much more you might have to save if benefits were cut.


Shortcuts: The Benefits of Volunteerism, if the Service Is Real

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Even community service done simply to build a résumé for college can be a good thing, but there needs to be a connection between the work and the overall issue.


Thinking Twice About Partnerships

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The Wealth Matters column takes up the issue of family limited partnerships, sometimes used by the wealthy to reduce the size of their estate for tax purposes.


Six Ways To Avoid Capital Gains Tax

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You can reduce your risk in a stock without triggering a taxable sale. Here’s how.

Outliers Matter: Why Average Is Not Normal

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Carl Richards on why it’s time we start thinking about outliers.


Speculating Is Not Investing

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Why you should shun talk of a ‘’stock-picker’s market.”

Making Sense Of The Muni Bond Market

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Despite what you hear, savvy investors can still earn stable after-tax income.

Animal Magnetism

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Australia’s wealthy Jan Cameron is back in the retail game with a discounter she bought last year. The profits will go to her other passion: animal welfare.

For Some Retirees, This Annuity Makes Sense

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A Single Premium Immediate Annuity can provide a ”bridge” to Social Security or insurance against outliving your money.

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