This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Many U.S. households retire without enough money to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living. Once retired, though, people often reduce their spending enough to make their money last, according to a recent study by David Blanchett, head of retirement research at Morningstar, …
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Annuities are neither good nor bad. But you wouldn’t know that given how most people, including financial planners, react when the product is discussed as a potential part of a retirement plan. Such products, critics say, are nothing but a way for salespersons, some of whom have engaged in unethical …
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Waking up on a refreshing morning only to find that there is a running toilet can be one of the most frustrating starts to the day. Adding to the constant rushing sound of water, a running toilet is also a waste of energy. If your toilet is running for days, …
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Few would dispute that the Federal Reserve’s enormous doses of monetary medicine this year were necessary to alleviate the worst economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. But every treatment comes with risks and side effects, and the aggressive intervention by the U.S. central bank added significantly to the ranks of …
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Nursing staff prepare the use of a lung machine for a COVID-19 patient in the dedicated intensive care unit of the university hospital in Essen, western Germany, on October 28, 2020. ina fassbender/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images All across Europe, governments are introducing new measures to fight a second wave of the …
Read More »How to Repair a Running Toilet
There are two common reasons a toilet won’t stop running. Fortunately, both of them are easy to fix. So, here’s how to go about repairing a toilet to keep it from running. Replace a Running Toilet’s Tank Flapper If the rubber flapper at the bottom of the toilet tank is …
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