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(Credit: Google)Google’s DeepMind AI division has already built machines that can wreck you in StarCraft II and predict millions of protein structures, but now it’s taking on an even harder task: writing coherent code. In an apparent effort to put themselves out of a job, DeepMind researchers have created an …

Life expectancy has mostly been rising in the United States — overall. However, new research has found that in some counties life expectancy is falling — people are not living as long in certain areas.  In fact, in many counties, the average life expectancy is 20 years — TWENTY years …

One of the greatest threats to retirement today may not be saving too little, but owing too much. A 2016 survey by the Center for a Secure Retirement found that Boomers (Americans born between 1946 and 1964), are carrying a significant amount of debt into retirement. Will retirement debt take …

Most of us have done some kind of retirement planning activities.  In fact, according to a recent study from Vanguard, only 1 out of 10 pre and recent retirees have not done any planning at all. However, not everyone is tackling the same retirement planning tasks and few of us …

Retirement financial literacy is low.  Most of us do not know very much about the fundamentals of how personal finance works.  Just look at the average retirement savings and you will realize that most people are unprepared and unaware of what is needed for a secure retirement. However, a recent …

A few decades ago, the TV was the undisputed hub of entertainment in virtually all US households. A new study from the government’s Energy Information Agency (EIA) shows that Americans own fewer TVs on average than they did just a few years ago. In fact, the number of households with …

We boomers were never average.  As the “me” generation, our uniqueness is a badge of honor.  However, approximately 10,000 of us transition to retirement everyday.  And, while we each have specific goals, ideas and financial circumstances, there are some things that apply to us all. Here is some exceptional retirement advice …

Up until a few years ago, early retirement was the goal of many older Americans. However, this trend seems to have peaked. What is an Early Retirement? There is no official measure of “early retirement.”  Retirement is a word that has come to mean many different things to many different …

No matter what the average retirement income 2017 data shows, one thing is for sure: many retirees today are living on remarkably little and many are sacrificing essentials to make ends meet. Where will your retirement income 2017 come from? There is some good news though.  According to Fidelity’s most …