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From MarketWatch:

Have you invested in the psychological portfolio yet?: Financial planning is important for the future, but so is having an idea of what you’ll do when you get there. [link]

I want to retire in ‘a liberal-thinking area’ on $3,000 a month, including rent — where should I go?: Have an ideal lifestyle in mind for retirement but not sure where to go? Email MarketWatch at HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com.

Could California’s Master Plan for Aging set the bar for the rest of the country?: The state is looking for ways to benefit older Americans.

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The downsides of being a landlord in retirement

Are there new RMD rules this year?

How to bounce back from COVID-19 career setbacks

More in retirement news:

‘Might as well keep working.’ Pandemic prompts some feds to delay or reconsider retirement plans (Federal News Network)

When Justice Stephen Breyer rules (on retirement), the White House might know first (CNN)

How to have a long, fulfilling career (Washington Post)

Postal Service to consolidate postal districts, offer early retirement to nonunion workers (Fox Business)

Stimulus bill freezes retirement plan contribution limits (ThinkAdvisor)

Research and Insight:

Will the real retirement income number please stand up? (Morningstar)

Starting to save for retirement at 50? Here’s what to do (AARP)

COVID-19 is forcing more employees into early retirement (Employee Benefit News)

Federal minimum wage is 40% below 1968 (Center for Retirement Research at Boston College)

To share with your family, friends and clients:

Why ‘death taxes’ are not a concern for most of us

Should you say ‘No’ to being an executor?

I want to scale back in an affordable ‘up-and-coming’ town out West where I could retire — where should I go?

I’m a 74-year-old widower in a five-bedroom house just making monthly payments and no retirement nest egg — should I sell or rent out my home?

Stressed about saving for retirement? Focus on your ‘bottom line

Has COVID-19 really affected life expectancy?

These people have gotten their vaccine. Here are their tips on how to book yours