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May 20, 2026 -- Frequent visitors to this site might remember one of your Editor's top regrets in retirement - failing to put more money into Roth IRA's and 401(k) Roths. By putting more of my contributions into regular (non Roth) retirement accounts, I set myself up for having to take sizable Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), all taxable income, starting…...
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Florence is located in the coastal plain of South Carolina, with a population of approximately 40,000 (2020 census). It's a historical town known for its role as a railroad center for the Confederacy. After the war, Florence became a railway hub, and the the transportation industry is still important to it today, along with the healthcare industry, business and finance.…...
Key West, Florida is an extremely charming community, the southernmost in the U.S. Many active adults choose this city and island 90 miles north of Cuba as their retirement community because of its sub-tropical warmth, its diversity (home to many gays), and its laid-back charm. Key West offers a cross between a Caribbean island and an affluent U.S. tourist destination.…...
Bowling Green, Kentucky is a picturesque and growing college town that makes a perfect retirement community for active adults who would like to stay near the Midwest. This town of about 61,000 in southwest Kentucky has development projects totaling hundreds of millions of dollars underway or newly completed. It is about an hour’s drive north of Nashville. Bowling Green has…...
San Clemente is a town on California's Pacific Coast that became very familiar to Americans as the vacation home of former President Richard Nixon. His mansion became known as the Western White House. San Clemente is a beautiful town in Orange County south of Laguna Beach and Los Angeles, halfway between there and San Diego. The sea gives way quickly…...