Don’t compare your retirement investments to the S&P 500

• A retirement expert’s best advice? Don’t retire.

  Economist Alicia Munnell spoke to MarketWatch about the retirement “crisis” and her biggest financial regrets.
  
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• Want to retire abroad? Read this instead of the usual ‘best places to retire’ lists.

  There’s a lot that most ‘best places to retire’ lists don’t tell you — or get completely wrong.
  
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• 3 investing tips from self-made millionaires to help grow your wealth in 2025

  Investing can be daunting to beginners and non-professionals. Use these tips from self-made millionaires to grow your wealth in the coming year.
  
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  Alicia Munnell, Founder of a Retirement Research Hub, Is Retiring

  Alicia Munnell started the Boston College Center for Retirement Research in 1998. As she prepares to leave, she says fixing Social Security should be a priority now.
  
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• 5 ways you can use your home equity to prepare for retirement

  Home equity can be a powerful financial tool to tap into after you're no longer working.
  
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  No, You Don’t Get an A for Effort

  High marks reward excellence, not grit.
  
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• Is gold jewelry considered an investment? Experts weigh in

  Gold jewelry can be an investment with careful buying strategies and realistic expectations, experts say.
  
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• An options strategy to generate income on this ‘Dog of the S&P 500’ – and perhaps buy it cheap

  This real estate investment trust has had a tough 2024, and it’s a prime candidate for a cash-covered put strategy.
  
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  Science Says Don’t Try to Overcome Imposter Syndrome: How Embracing a Self-Perceived Inadequacy Can Make Your Life Better, Starting Today

  Most experts say you should work to overcome imposter syndrome. Research says they’re wrong.
  
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