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Brian O’Connell

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Former bond trader, best-selling business book author and writer for TheStreet.com and CBS News. Boston-born (Free Tom Brady!), raised on Wall Street.
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By Brian O’Connell 
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Focus on these 3 expenses if you want to retire early — trimming these essential costs will keep your cash flowing through retirement

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By Brian O’Connell 
| Aol
Older Americans are worried about having enough income in retirement — and for good reason. Inflation is on the rise again, hitting 4.2% in May. That's up from 3.8% the month before. Must Read The ultra-rich use these 5 real estate strategies to build wealth while they sleep — you can start with just $100 Robert Kiyosaki issues grim warning for baby boomers. Many could be 'wiped out' and homeless 'all over' the country.
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My husband and I, both 75, have $1.5 million still invested and close to $500,000 sitting in cash. Is that too much cash, even at our age?

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By Brian O’Connell 
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When is too much cash in retirement actually too much? It's a fair question, and one cash-flush retirees should be able to answer, as Americans are increasingly living longer. Suddenly, even people in their 70s and 80s need to be thinking about investing for the future. Take a couple, both 75 years old, with the wife retired after a career in education and the husband still working as a college professor.
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