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Your 8-Step Checklist for Retiring Abroad 02/15/2017 07:00pm • Not everyone wants to spend their retirement in a recreational vehicle or in Florida. Some people want to go somewhere more exotic. Others may be motivated to find a lower cost of living. Whether it's for financial or lifestyle considerations, living overseas can be an appealing proposition for ret 8 Tips for Planning a Volunteer Vacation 02/15/2017 07:00pm • Volunteer vacations have grown in popularity over the past several decades. Today there are hundreds of opportunities to travel to nations around the globe and spend a week or two volunteering for a wide variety of good causes. While some volunteer vacations are designed for young people and famili 8 Tax Tips for People With Disabilities (and Their Caregivers) 02/14/2017 07:00pm • According to 2015 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 53 million adults in the U.S. (or one out of every five) live with a disability. Whether they're working or not, people with disabilities and their caregivers often have higher costs associated with medical care or daily liv 4 Reasons Portugal is Europe's Retirement Haven 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Portugal's Algarve coast qualifies as an ideal place to consider reinventing your life abroad in retirement. Live and Invest Overseas has named the Algarve as the world's top retirement option for three years running. The Algarve can be an attractive choice for single women who are making a move ove The Paradox of Millennial Investors 02/13/2017 07:00pm • As millennial investors go, the stereotypes run as rampant as those about the age cohort itself: They love technology. They're spoiled. And they don't trust the financial services industry. Period. That is: They'd rather use a smartphone to invest via app than to actually call a financial advisor. Soaring Housing Costs Approach Crisis Levels in Israel, Analysts Warn 02/13/2017 07:00pm • JERUSALEM -- Dudi Zamir believes Israel is facing a housing crisis, but it's not the one you might expect. The 36-year-old factory worker in Ashdod, the southern Israeli port city, supports the expansion of Jewish settlements into the Israeli-occupied Palestinian Territories, which international law How to Assess Your Relationship With Your Job 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Cupid is in the air: As Valentine's Day is upon us and heart-shaped candy boxes and flowers are exchanging hands left and right, there's one relationship you might want to examine a little more closely: the one between you and your job. Interestingly enough, in a recent poll from Monster that asked Leaflets advise local illegal immigrants to 'not open doors' for ICE 02/13/2017 05:56pm • WASHINGTON — Leaflets in several different languages are turning up in the D.C.’s Maryland and Virginia suburbs advising people "Do Not Open Doors" for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers; "Remain Silent" and "take notes of badge numbers." The activist group United We Dream says Sharenting: Do You Share Too Much About Your Children on Social Media? 02/12/2017 07:00pm • As a pediatrician, I get questions from parents almost weekly about how to monitor and moderate their children's screen time, especially their use of social media. Parents want their kids to spend less time on their phones and more time connecting in real life. However, parents don't seem as concer Social Security Begins to Increase the Retirement Age 02/12/2017 07:00pm • Most baby boomers can receive the full amount of Social Security they have earned at age 66. However, retirees who will turn 62 in 2017 need to wait an extra two months to collect their full Social Security payments. Starting this year the retirement age begins a gradual increase toward age 67. Her 4 401(k) Options When You Leave a Job 02/09/2017 07:00pm • Your company 401(k) plan helps you to build retirement savings through employer matching and tax-deferred investment growth. But when you leave the job to move on to another opportunity or retire, you need to decide what to do with the account balance. You could leave the money in the 401(k) plan, How Should You Diversify Your Portfolio? 02/09/2017 07:00pm • Spend time talking with financial advisors and the conversation is likely to turn to the importance of having a diversified portfolio. The right mix of stocks and bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds and accounts with different tax treatments can help investors sleep at night. "If you're la Phased Retirement: The Next Big Trend 02/09/2017 07:00pm • For decades, the standard has been for retirees to say goodbye to their jobs and ride off into the sunset. However, some people today are taking a different route to retirement. Rather than clocking out one day and never going back, these seniors are instead phasing into their retirement by moving Company to resume work to finish Dakota Access pipeline 02/09/2017 01:30am • CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — With the green light from the federal government, the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Wednesday it plans to resume work immediately to finish the long-stalled project. Opponents of the $3.8 billion project meanwhile protested around the country in an a How to Thrive as a Single Person in Retirement 02/08/2017 07:00pm • If you are single, you probably have some concerns about your retirement that people with partners are less likely to experience. Married retirees may someday encounter these same issues if one spouse passes before the other. With awareness and proper planning, you can be better situated to enjoy a