Retirement Planning

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When Should You Actually Take Social Security?

The question people ask about Social Security is how the program works. The question that actually needs answering is when should you file for benefits. That decision has three realistic answers. You can file at 62, which is the earliest…

Retirement Savings 101: What’s Your Magic Number?

At first, it felt too early in the life of this site to write about retirement savings—but today, it suddenly felt like the obvious topic. Why? Because saving and building net worth makes more sense when there’s an end goal…