NOTE: Sorry for no other posts this week - I’ve been working on an article for the last couple weeks about one of the biggest, yet most overlooked risks in retirement that will hopefully encourage you to think a little differently when planning your retirement. I should have it out next week. In the meantime, enjoy this week’s articles.

The Retirement Digest is a collection of articles from around the web that I think members of the RFG community might find helpful.

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The Huge Tax Break Retirees Might Not Know About (barrons.com)

If you do any speaking, consulting, side jobs or anything like that in retirement, you should give this article a quick read to ensure you are getting all the tax benefits that are due to you.

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New Retirement Bill Would Boost RMD Age to 75 (thinkadvisor.com)

Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, reintroduced legislation late Monday that would raise the required minimum distribution age from 70 ½ to 75 and also help workers pay off their student loans.

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Life Expectancy - You Are Not Average (bunker-riley.com)

So, the chances of living 30 to 40 years in retirement cannot be overlooked. Plan appropriately. National life expectancy averages are deceptive. You are not average.

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Will You Choose Alive Time or Dead Time? (humanparts.medium.com)

Advice we could all benefit from…

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The History of Retirement, From Early Man to A.A.R.P. (nytimes.com)

This is an old article, but I came across it this week and thought it was really interesting!

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Hope you have a wonderful week/weekend and thanks as always for reading!

Ashby Daniels