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    SA Article on Retirement Mistakes

    The article is a pretty boring read but I thought folks might enjoy reading the comment section, specifically about retiring early. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4103499-avoid-5-retirement-mistakes
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    Withdrawal Rate Too Low?

    The author of this article (It's harder than you think to spend down your 401(k) account in retirement - MarketWatch) has concluded that people in retirement aren't spending enough and she thinks retirees should use the RMD approach from the start. At least, that's how I read it. I'm not sure...
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    Move Roth Contributions to Taxable?

    Hi all! I want to thank everyone on this forum for all of their insight. I've found a wealth of knowledge here. I have another question for the group. I'm 4-7 years from retirement and I have a company 401K as well as a Roth IRA but no taxable account. I understand the importance of having...
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    Roll Pension or Take Annuity

    Assuming I retire from my current employer, I can either take my pension as a lump sum (and roll into my 401K or an IRA) or take a non COLA monthly annuity payment. Making assumptions, I'm looking at a $200,000-240,000 lump sum or a monthly payment of $1000-1200 at the time of retirement that...
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    Financial Pros/Cons of being Married/Single in Retirement

    Hypothetically, we have a couple very much in love and living together and they will continue to do so until the day one of them dies. Would it be better for them financially to be married or single? I realize that different lifetime income levels would factor in but lets assume they were...
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    Great Gig but I want to Retire

    Hi everyone. I'm new here as you can see. I'm single with adult children and I'll be 52 in November and will have 28 years with a mega corporation in October. I've been in my current position for 9 years now and it requires extensive travel. I cover the western 2/3 of the US and I'm usually...
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