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Retiring: An Overview

Retirement can be a mixed blessing. Many people embrace retirement, relishing the opportunity to travel, visit with family, volunteer, take classes, and enjoy a slower pace of life. Others face feelings of loss and uncertainty, grieving over the separation from their work and facing financial stressors, such as reduced income and increasing health care costs. The best way to ensure a happy retirement is to plan for it and, of course, the earlier the better.

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Top Seven Tax Deductions for Seniors and Retirees
Here's a list of the top tax deductions for those over 50.

Checking Your Social Security Earnings and Benefits
Find out your estimated Social Security benefits at various retirement ages.

What Will You Do When You Retire?
Thinking ahead will help you lead an interesting and rewarding life after retirement.

Can I retire without a mountain of savings?

I'm a 51-year-old married homeowner (I still have a mortgage and kids in college), with a decent but not fabulously paying job, who has saved very little for retirement. Can you suggest a strategy to keep me out of the old paupers' home?

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