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The Surprising Retirement Planning Mistake that Starts at the SSA

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Inputting inaccurate Social Security benefit projections is a real problem in retirement planning, experts warned.

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Retirement Upside

XYPN’s Michael Kitces Talks Retirement and Flipping the Psychological Switch

The self-proclaimed planning nerd said the soft skills needed to talk clients about retirement are more important than ever.

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Retirement Upside

3 Big Ways AI Can Smooth Your Road to Retirement

Large language models are not only reshaping recruiting and hiring methods but also how workers approach retirement savings and planning.

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ETF Upside

What Drives Gen Z’s ETF Choices?

Gen Z currently prefers individual stocks, but those that do own ETFs value advisor recommendations more highly.

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Retirement Upside

4 Simple Ways to Pad Your Nest Egg in 2026

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Future retirees may have more opportunities this year to buoy their assets, insulating themselves from rising healthcare costs and inflation.

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Advisor Upside

Most Americans Aren’t Confident about Retirement

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Women, near-retirees and younger retirees reported the largest drops in confidence, highlighting a growing need for highly personalized planning and education.

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Advisor Upside

Gen X Clients Need Help Saving for Retirement. What’s The Cure?

How to help the ‘Whatever’ generation boost savings and live comfortably in their golden years.

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Advisor Upside

Is the 2.8% Social Security COLA Increase Enough? Depends on Who You Ask

That works out to an additional $56 per retirement payment, bringing the average monthly benefit to more than $2,000.

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Advisor Upside

Waiting Until 70 to Claim Social Security? It’s Just Not a Financial Reality for Most

One bit of advice from a longtime observer in the retirement business: Don’t shame people into claiming as late as possible.

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Advisor Upside

Does Retirement Math Still Work? Goldman Warns of Growing ‘Financial Vortex’

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Competing financial priorities and rising costs of living threaten to replace retirement as an economic reality for upcoming generations.

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