When Should I Take Social Security?

Here’s another pretty good article on when to take Social Security.
Of particular note: It is a complicated decision and depends greatly on your personal circumstances.
If in doubt, enlist the help of a professional on this one!
Brace yourselves—the baby boomers are retiring! The first member of this massive generation’s leading edge applied for early Social Security [...]

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How to Prepare for a Layoff

Friday’s announcement by Countrywide of up to 12,000 layoffs offers a fresh reminder that “job security” in corporate America is a tenuous concept (the news hits particularly close to home given Countrywide’s large corporate presence along the Plano-Frisco “Legacy Corridor”).
Here’s what you can do to prepare for a layoff (remember, the best time to be [...]

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