Tag: Social Security

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For several years before the pandemic, everyone became complacent about an inflation rate hovering reliably around 2 percent. We were jolted from our torpor by the COVID spike in inflation to nearly 9 percent.   Although inflation has come down sharply, the 3 percent rise over the past year is still above pre-pandemic levels. Higher…

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If other baby boomers and members of Gen-X are like me, they have taken a second, third or even a fifth look at their finances and asked: Will I really be able to retire? The impulse to ruminate over this major decision may be driving the strong interest in recent Squared Away articles on financia…