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4 tips to navigate a 30-year retirement | Fox Business

Financial Planning, Retirement

Americans are living longer, which is a great thing, especially if you have the money to afford a nice, long retirement.

A new study released by Wells Fargo and the Stanford University Center on Longevity called “Planning for the 30+ Year Retirement,” finds that the average age in retirement has gone up from 13 years in 1960 to 18 years in 1990 to 20 years in 2020.

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Thinking of Changing Your Portfolio Because of the Election? Think Again.

Financial Planning, Markets

Are you tempted to change your investment strategy because of the 2020 Presidential Election? You’re not alone. In a recent survey, 45% of investors said they plan to make changes to their investments because of the election.

If history is any guide, this may not be a wise decision. For the past 12 presidential elections, the S&P 500 Index has generally been positive 90 days before and after Election Day.

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At Oregon’s Big Table Farm, the Harvest Is a Feast | Food & Wine

Lifestyle, Travel

With the wildfires still raging in Oregon right now, we here at Food & Wine debated whether it was really the right time to run a story (which appears in our October print issue) about a happy communal dinner in the middle of Oregon wine country.

So we reached out to Clare Carver, who owns and runs Big Table Farm together with her husband Brian, for her take on the matter. She told us, “You know, in my community right now, I think people are really tired, but we’re all looking for joy, and this is a joyful story.

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The ‘2020 Effect’ Is Stretching Retirement Income | Lake Expo Advertorials | lakeexpo.com

Lifestyle, Retirement

According to a recently released study conducted by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, 2.9 million older workers ages 55-70 have left the labor force since March, putting these workers “at risk of having to retire involuntarily due to increased health risks coupled with decreased job prospects.”

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6 Unexpected Sources of Retirement Income | Business | kenoshanews.com

Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Retirement, Social Security

Retirement should be your time to relax and enjoy life, without alarm clocks and meetings. Unfortunately, saying goodbye to your boss also involves saying goodbye to your paycheck.

If you haven’t already saved ample funds to a 401(k), IRA, Health Savings Account, or a regular old savings account, you may be nervous about making ends meet. Social Security certainly isn’t going to cover your lifestyle

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How to leave the U.S. and retire abroad

Retirement, Travel

These days, the idea of packing your bags and retiring to an exotic location might sound tempting.

While coronavirus restrictions have put a damper on travel, people are certainly planning, or at least accessing their options, for when the pandemic passes, said Dan Prescher, senior editor at the expat website International Living.

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The wildest holiday requests from the super rich | CNN Travel

Lifestyle, Travel

Whether they’re arranging $300,000 private dinners with celebrity chefs or pop-up luxury campsites in the steppes of the northern Sahara, luxury travel agents and concierge services manage to make the impossible a reality.

Last summer, luxury concierge service Element Lifestyle secured the key to the Sistine Chapel so a New York family of six could open the doors and enjoy Michelangelo’s stunning artwork alone — an experience that cost roughly US$75,000.

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You Can Book This Retro 1970s Time-travel Timeshare From Miller Lite for $96 Per Night | Travel + Leisure

Lifestyle, Travel

With vintage decor, classic ’70s games, and retro minibars stocked with old-school snacks and plenty of beer, the Miller Timeshare will give a few lucky visitors the grooviest end-of-summer vacation ever.

Miller Lite was introduced across the nation in 1975, and now, the beer brand is inviting fans to book this throwback home this September.

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Video of the Day: The original steam car, Cugnot is a 250-year-old design

Lifestyle

Back in the days of three-cornered hats and powdered wigs came the earliest-known self-propelled vehicle, a bizarre steam-powered contraption first demonstrated in France and called the Cugnot.

The year was 1770 and the Cugnot was at the time a technological marvel using the greatest of wagon-building innovation.

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4 Habits You Can Learn From Super Savers to Supersize Your Retirement Investments | Personal-finance | fredericksburg.com

Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Retirement

Most U.S. workers don’t contribute 90% or more of the maximum annual 401(k) contribution limit, nor do most invest at least 15% of their income in retirement accounts.

However, a small number of Americans do. They’re called “super savers” and representatives from the Principal Financial Group recently surveyed more than 1,700 of them between the ages of 20 and 54.

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To Escape Covid-19, Grandma’s Living in the Backyard – Articles – Advisor Perspectives

Lifestyle, Retirement

The pandemic has forced many families to make a difficult choice: Should elderly parents stay in retirement communities or nursing homes, or should they be brought to live at home?

Suddenly having mom or dad move in after 50 years living separately may not seem like an ideal situation for everyone’s privacy and sanity. But, by some estimates, more than 40% of deaths from Covid-19 have been of people in nursing homes or residential-living facilities for the elderly.

Faced with a difficult choice, families are landing on an alternate solution: Put up a separate, tiny house in their backyard.

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New York Landlords Press Goldman, BlackRock to Speed Up Return-to-Work and Save City – Articles – Advisor Perspectives

Industry, Travel

The skyscrapers are mostly empty, the tourists are home and talk of New York’s decay is back. For the city’s real-estate barons, it’s time to put an end to it.

A loose coalition of New York’s top property owners and managers is busily working the phones, pressing many of the city’s biggest employers — including powerhouses like Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, and BlackRock — to speed up the return of workers. Their argument: It’s safe, and the eateries and shops that make Manhattan special can’t hold out much longer. Some are calling it the patriotic thing to do.

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