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Sep 08

Replacement Bait: Why the 80% Rule is Wrong

By Scott Burnsand Laurence J. Kotlikoff The Retirement/Investment Complex calls it your "retirement income replacement rate." It's the percentage of your pre-retirement income you "need" to sustain your standard of living in retirement. We call it "replacement bait."...

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Aug 08

Gifting, Feasting and Sharing

By Scott Burns Spending goes in only one direction. Up. This is a fundamental law of the universe. It is always possible to spend more money. This was true when I got my first job out of college, a whopping $500 a month in 1962. It is still true 46 years later. My wife and I can easily spend more income...

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Aug 08

Variable Annuity Watch, 2008

By Scott Burns Variable annuities have a tough row to hoe. Doomed to being measured against better alternatives, they simply can’t overcome the burden of their fees or the higher tax rates investors must pay on their returns. The last year has been no exception. In spite of these disadvantages, a hard...

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Aug 08

Tracking the Social Security Benefit increase for 2008

By Scott Burns The consumer price index for July increased 0.5 percent. It increased the CPI-W to 216.304. The increase over the prior year was 6.2 percent. Here’s the press release: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm In case you missed it, my Sunday August 1 column explained why senior citizens...

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Aug 08

Will You Die Broke? Maybe Not.

by Scott Burns A new study indicates that most Americans will die broke. You may think that’s just more bad news, but read on. I’ll tell you why things may be better. Ernst & Young LLP, a major accounting firm, recently completed research on financial security in retirement. The study examines the...

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