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What are the best millennial retirement planning tips? The best millennial retirement planning tips focus on starting early, maximizing tax-advantaged accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs, controlling spending, building multiple income streams, and planning for healthcare, housing, and lifestyle in retirement. Why retirement planning matters for millennials If you’re a millennial, retirement might feel far off—but it’s closer than you think.…...
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Kalamazoo is small city of about 77,000 on the Kalamazoo River. It is home to Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College, a liberal arts school whose campus abuts WMU's. Kalamazoo is a dynamic place with a very interesting industrial past. The Checkers Motor Company, makers of the fabled Checker cabs, was headquartered here. Now there is an interesting mix of…...
Naperville is an affluent suburb that is west of Chicago. The population is over 140,000 so it is a small city in its own right, and is the headquarters of several large corporations including Nicor. Money Magazine voted it a best place to live in 2006. Several colleges have satellite campuses in town....
Chattanooga is a low-cost, interesting retirement city of about 182,000 (2020) people in southern Tennessee.This was the site of the famous critical civil war Battle of Chattanooga due to its strategic location on the Tennessee River. Called the "Scenic City", it is home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The city has had its ups and downs economically. Its…...
McCormick is a very tiny town in western South Carolina near the Georgia border. Its population is about 1500. McCormick is a very low cost place to retire. Its other attraction is the presence of Lake Thurmond, one of the county's largest man-made lakes. Photo of Downtown McCormick courtesy of Wikipedia and Evanoco, and photo of th Classical Revival Courthouse…...
