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Do Women Need to Save More When Planning for Retirement?

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While the gap shifts based on age, race and other factors, the harsh truth is, when planning for retirement, most women have to work harder to save the same amount as men. While we work on changing this reality for our daughters, women can also take steps now to ensure they’re ready for whatever comes their way in retirement.

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5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

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Save for retirement Expected time: 10-35 years Account types: Retirement plans including IRAs, 401(k)s and pensions Planning for retirement is one of the most common long-term financial goals. Most people enter the workforce with over 30 years until retirement, so the sooner you can start saving, the more wealth you can build.

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6 Commonly Overlooked Tax Deductions to Maximize Your Return

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And it’s really a worthy endeavor—one he says “absolutely” adds up. Educators can claim up to [$300] for classroom-related expenses, while student loan interest deductions offer relief for borrowers. You may be able to take a tax credit for making eligible contributions to your IRA or employer-sponsored retirement plan.

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Reconnecting older workers with the office: have we retired what matters most?

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Older workers now make up a larger percentage of the workforce than they did two decades ago. Data from Legal and General and the Centre for Economic Research (Cebr) suggests that the number of over 50s in employment has increased by 36 percent in the last 20 years, with 47 percent of this age group predicted to be in employment by 2030.

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3 Steps to Take Before Going Into Business for Yourself

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As the world begins to open back up, many of us hesitate to give up this flexibility. Next, you’ll need to consider your current company benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans. Additionally, many companies offer a retirement plan and match employees’ contributions. What to do when becoming self-employed.

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The Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 20s

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In the long run, this ignorance is bliss mentality only leads to more problems, whether it’s mounting credit card debt or puny retirement funds. Knowing their numbers is particularly important for freelancers, gig workers and/or people with side hustles —types of work that members of Gen Z are increasingly picking up.

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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Besides all the external factors that have essentially set them up for, well, failure (think the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic), only 16% of millennials can be considered financially literate, according to George Washington University’s Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center. Start a retirement plan.