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The 7 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 50s

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A 2019 study from the Center for Financial Services Innovation, funded by the AARP Foundation, indicated that just 17% of adults 50 and older in the low-to-moderate income range are “ financially healthy.” Guessing at your budget isn’t going to cut it when you approach retirement,” she says. “A A lot of people guess at their budget.

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Half of U.S. Full-Time Employees Plan to Defer Retirement Due to Financial Reasons

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MetLife recently released their 2019 U.S. It shows that 52% of the full-time employees surveyed said they plan to postpone their retirement due to their financial situation. We've long often covered the trend towards delayed retirement ( see our baby boomer section for many articles on this topic ). Employee Benefits study.

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How Brexit And Inflation Are Keeping UK’s Workforce Numbers Down

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While this isn’t out of the realm of possibility, the increased cost of living, growing retirement rates, and growing demand for flexibility may keep the workforce down for the time being. . Between January and March, the Office for National Statistics showed that there were 110,000 less EU employees in the UK compared to the end of 2019.

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Joining the Family Business—Without the Drama of HBO’s ‘Succession’

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Following Greg’s passing in July 2019, Ben became the next generation to sit at Pratt & Tobin’s helm. Since taking over in 2019, our number of clients have gone up 50%,” Ben says. While Ben is not yet near retirement age, it stands to reason that he’ll eventually have to consider what’s next for his family’s business.

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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A survey by Insider and Morning Consult from 2019 showed that millennials were more likely to put off buying houses, making career moves, undergoing medical procedures and even getting hitched—all because of cash-related reasons. Start a retirement plan. You’re young, and retirement probably feels light-years away.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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How to Forgive

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For example, a 2019 study published in Psychology & Health found that forgiving others aided in achieving better sleep, which, in turn, has the potential to improve health. . The pastor trusted me to build an amazing program, and I fully expected to stay in this blissful situation until I retired. I was so happy to get this job.

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