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Retirement

Baby Boomers and Retirement Hopes

by Rose Greene, CFP on May 27, 2011

A Generation Needs Help To Keep Its Dreams Alive. Presented by Rose Greene Financial What do you think your retirement will be like? If you are like many baby boomers, you may be pessimistic about it. Look at the results of a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and NBC’s LifeGoesStrong.com: Only 11% of [...]
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Your Retirement Checklist

by Rose Greene, CFP on August 6, 2010

Planning for retirement is a lifelong process defined by distinct phases: the Accumulation Phase, represented by your working years; and the Distribution Phase, which you enter when you retire or begin tapping into your retirement savings. By implementing some basic planning steps during each of these phases, you can achieve your financial goals for retirement [...]
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How filling out Form SSA-521 could help you put more money in your mailbox. Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP® A couple of years ago, Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff publicized a mindblowing discovery: retirees could dramatically increase their Social Security checks by reapplying for Social Security benefits. It was entirely [...]
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Which Retirement Plan Suits You?

by Rose Greene, CFP on April 30, 2010

Here’s an overview of the retirement plan landscape, excerpted from a special section on our website, “IRA Rollovers for Dummies“. provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner Rose Greene, CFP® All retirement plans are not the same. In fact, there is such a wide variety of retirement plans that it is worth it to read up [...]
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The 47% Controversy

by Rose Greene, CFP on April 22, 2010

Half of Americans aren’t paying federal income taxes. Is that right? provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner Rose Greene, CFP, ® A provocative statistic. Last July, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center (a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution) estimated that 47% of Americans would not owe a penny to the IRS [...]
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