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Your at-a-glance brief for life after 50. Updated every day on Indiana time.
1777: The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States.
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15 min readA qualified charitable distribution lets older IRA owners send money straight to charity without ever counting it as taxable income. Done right before December 31, it can satisfy your required withdrawal and trim what you pay for Medicare and on your Social Security.
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When one spouse dies, the household loses a Social Security check and shifts from joint to single tax rules...
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About 1 in 3 Americans will get shingles, a painful reawakening of the chickenpox virus that has sat dorman...
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