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Federal Reserve Pauses Interest Rate Hikes – For Now
When the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met on June 14th, 2023, they made a move that has proven to be somewhat unusual in the post-COVID-19 era – they decided not to...
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Dispelling The Myths About Annuities and The Crash Proof Retirement System
The National Association for Fixed Annuities designated June as National Annuity Awareness Month in 2010 as part of their goal to educate consumers about the value of annuities as a retirement planning vehicle. We have been utilizing annuities that we call Crash Proof® investment accounts to make up...
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Crash Proof Retirement to Screen “The Baby Boomer Dilemma”
Crash Proof Retirement has been hosting educational events for retirees around the country for years. The ultimate goal of these events has always been to educate consumers about the dangers of securities-based investments and show retirees that there is a safer way t...
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Congress Averts a Debt Ceiling Crisis But Your Retirement Future Remains Uncertain
After months of negotiations, Congress finally came to an agreement that will raise the United States borrowing limit and fully fund the government through January 2025. Although markets reacted positively when President Joe Biden signed the final agreement on June 3,...
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Top Secret Series: The Rule of 100
As you move into your retirement years, it's a good idea to reduce the amount of risk that's in your portfolio. In this Top Secret Series, Phil Cannella explains how the Rule of 100 can help you assess how much of your assets should be in the risk class of investments...
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Empowering Women: “Being Single Is the Hard Part”
Each week on The Crash Proof Retirement Radio Show, Joann Small hosts a special Empowering Women segment in which she educates all listeners on the unique challenges women face when planning...
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Empowering Women: Financial Fallacies
Each week on The Crash Proof Retirement Radio Show, Joann Small hosts a special Empowering Women segment in which she educates all listeners on the unique challenges women face when planning...
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Can You Count on Social Security When You Retire?
Two recent reports released jointly by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and several other government agencies have revealed shocking news for the nation’s retirees: The Social Security Tr...
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High Inflation Has Seniors Facing “Unretirement”
As inflation has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, a growing subset of retirees have been forced to return to work. Data from an April 2022 report by job website Indeed showed that 3.2% of workers who were retired t...
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Expert Report: Wait! There’s a Safe Alternative to Wall Street?
It is all too common for investors to place their retirement nest egg in harm’s way by investing in high-risk stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Many people are led to believe that the only way to grow and maintain their nest egg is through these risky investments. In ...
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