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Retirement Tips and Strategies for Black Professionals
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1. Have a definite and specific purpose, focus or chief aim in life at retirement.
2. Connect with other retirees who can support and encourage you.
3. Finish the things you start.
4. Do what's right

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Are You Going To Be Working Until The Day You Die? https://t.co/qniS17WizB
So many of us today, believe that all we have to do in order to prepare for retirement is to wait on our company pensions (which are being cut today by 50% or more), rely on Social Security...

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Business Opportunity…How To Find Real Online Work https://t.co/IQ6Fgk0cr6 Although there are many different business opportunities and ways to make money online, there is always a problem in finding the right one. If you are an expert in some field, one way to earn money..

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Tips For Living Within Your Means During Retirement https://t.co/SH3p3OdNll One of the biggest responsibilities for planning a retirement is exactly that planning. And included in that planning is the creation of a budget to ensure you don’t spend more than you can afford...

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At Last…The Poor Folks Way To Make Money in the Stock Market https://t.co/imB9qVYdrh I hear this all the time. “I want to get into the stock market, what should I invest my money in?”
If you are interested in investing in the stock market, mutual funds are a great way to...

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How to Make Retirement…Your Greatest Investment https://t.co/EqiU52bhlH The vast majority of people reading this will never receive the benefit of social security for the purpose of retirement-unless of course serious adjustments are made in the current system. There are...

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Ringing Up The “CHA-CHING” With a Home-Based Business https://t.co/ORy49O9plN Would you like to make money by starting your own home-based business? People choose to work from home for several reasons including the desire to stay home with their children, the need for...

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Good Defense Against Senior Citizen Scams https://t.co/3ArQuDsA26 If you have a senior citizen in the family, there really is nothing more heartbreaking than to discover than to find out that your loved one has been the victim of a senior citizen scam which robbed them out of...

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Is an IRA Just Another Three Letter Word? https://t.co/D91ajRtsEm Do you know what an IRA is or is it just another three letter word? Really? It’s not like we don’t have enough to worry about without adding this burden. However, when it comes to real life, these 3 letters

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Is It too Late For Me to Go Back and Get a College Degree? https://t.co/3ArQuDsA26 For most of us, our senior citizen years are a time to relax, maybe pursue a hobby, travel or just relax and let life go by. But, for many, retirement isn’t just a time to lay the goals of...

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Got a Tax Bill To Pay…Don’t Dip Into Your 401k https://t.co/SmJgB7UJaD Millions of African Americans prepare for retirement with 401k plans. With these plans, employees contribute money through payroll deductions. In many cases, employers match. That money is invested and..

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Not Prepared For Retirement…What Should I Be Doing Now? https://t.co/3ArQuDsA26 What if retirement is just around the corner and you haven’t saved or invested any money and now you’re afraid of living too long and dying broke. Here are some tips and strategies...

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How To Select a Good Financial Advisor https://t.co/5L0k03sltX Think of a good financial planner as a doctor, a mechanic, or an insurance agent for your bank account. What you are looking for is a safe, secure and happy retirement. A good financial planner can help you to...

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Work on Fixing These Ten Retirement Mistakes https://t.co/TUdZfZRbGL There are many mistakes we do that are sure to ruin your retirement. Research and investigate these ten important tips on Social Security, home ownership, pension, and more so that you can avoid...

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Credit Repair Secrets Debt Collectors Don’t Want You to Know https://t.co/Vr44B3FMip Many people don’t realize that if you have got a low credit score there are some credit repair secret tips that can help you to undo the damage and increase your score. Debt collectors don’t..

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10 Simple Ways to Cut Down Your Medical Bills https://t.co/Y8wAxSj4e2 Medical bills pile up quickly, leaving you trapped under a mountain of debt. These 10 tips can whittle that mountain down to a molehill. You’ll kick yourself if you don’t at least try.
1. Shop Around to...

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How to Live a Frugal Life in Retirement https://t.co/WJ6KtfAjG2 Are you prepared for retirement? Are your funds such that you will need to be frugal to make the dollars stretch? In order to retire, there are some things you’ll need to do to prepare. Here are some tips...

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Retirement Tips and Strategies for Black Professionals https://t.co/9Ejs3qAapc
Some Safe Bets to Use When Preparing for Your Retirement.
1. Don’t tell anyone the full extent of you wealth or assets.
2. Don’t lend or borrow from your family or friends.
3. Don’t get greedy.

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Praise The Ancestors https://t.co/KuwXBqMhsH In the block-buster movie, “The Black Panther,” T’Chaka was the wise old father that guided the heroic T’Challa through to success. While we don’t have real T’Chakas in our lives, you may be able to remember when you were young...