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Nest Egg 2009: 5 Ways to Stretch Your Savings

These strategies can help you get more value out of a smaller nest egg.

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Top 5 Keys to Retiring Early

Make these financial moves and retiring early doesn't have to be a pipedream.

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Retiring Soon? 4 Steps to a Better Portfolio

What's the right asset allocation now? Here's what experts told us.

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Your Retirement: Bet in a Guessing Game?

The market crash exposed fuzzy math in financial advisors' models.

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How to Spend Your Retirement Savings

So you've finally retired. Here's how to avoid common pitfalls and make your money last.

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Are You Saving Enough?

How to tell if you might come up short in retirement.

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Alternatives for Those Without Retirement Plans

An unsettling number of U.S. workers don't have retirement plans. Here's how to get one.

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Long-Term-Care Annuities to Go Tax Free

Long-term-care annuities go tax-free on Jan. 1. What you need to know.

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Will Your Insurer Be Able to Pay Your Annuity?

What you need to know about the company that sells your annuity.

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Swapping Annuities Tax-Free

Tax-free exchanges let you switch to lower-cost annuities, without the tax hit.

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Should You Use a 401(k) to Buy an Annuity?

Before you make a decision, here are questions to ask your employer.

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