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Will social security increase offset retiree costs?
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Oct 16, 2012
Seniors wonder whether 1.7 percent hike next year will be enough to cover fast-rising health care expenses.
Retiree: Pay for a house outright or carry a mortgage?
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Oct 12, 2012
One retiree is seeking to sell her house and move. But she wonders whether it would be wiser to pay for a house with cash or carry a mortgage in retirement.
Listener questions on saving, spending, and managing debt
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Sep 27, 2012
Host Tess Vigeland and Jill Schlesinger, editor at large for CBS's Moneywatch.com, answers listener questions about retirement, savings, students loans, and money management.
An age-old pre-occupation: The fountain of youth
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Sep 14, 2012
There's a price to be paid for aging gracefully
The ultimate safety net: Grandparents
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Sep 7, 2012
New surveys show grandparents are providing financial support to grandchildren even when it hurts their retirement savings.
Heading towards fiscal health
Interview by
Aug 31, 2012
David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times answers caller questions on personal finance, along with CBS MoneyWatch.com editor-at-large Jill Schlesinger.
Housing, jobs and retirement stay on voters' minds
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Aug 31, 2012
Undecided voters in Florida and North Carolina share what their greatest concerns are in the upcoming election.
A richer life with no kids
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Aug 24, 2012
A married man in his forties reflects on his choice to not have children.
AARP study: Americans over 50 worry for future
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Aug 9, 2012
As many young adults struggle with finding a job and paying off student loans, and as families across the country work to pay off their mortgage, another group of people is even more worried about the future: those close to retirement.
The 401(k) system doesn't work
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Jul 27, 2012
Many Americans are unprepared for retirement -- and an economics professor believes government intervention is necessary to create a viable retirement system.











