Social Security will pay you the larger of the two benefits you're entitled to. So if you're eligible for $1,200 a month ...

Some states don't have any income tax, meaning retirement income is also exempt. Seven states offer exemptions for various forms of retirement income. Forty-one states, plus Washington, D.C., don't ...

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When you're young and just starting out, you can take more risk with the investments you've earmarked for retirement. After all, if you start in your 20s, you've got more than 40 years to grow your ...