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The Trump administration wants more annuities in your 401(k). Here is why it might be a mixed bag. When economists say that they have a puzzle, they don’t mean the kind with 1,000 pieces. Instead, economists are puzzled by things that don’t line up with their theories of how the world should work. One prominent…
I recently met with a 71-year-old retiree who relies on Social Security for a sizable share of her retirement spending. She’s concerned about recent news that the Social Security retirement trust fund will run out in 2032 – just six years from now. Having read the headlines, she is now worried she’ll lose much of…