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We spent $80k on home renovations. Do we need to notify our homeowners insurance company?

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By Brian O'Connor
| MSN Verified
Homeowners naturally know that the price tag for remodeling and improvements can be high. An average kitchen remodel, according to Home Advisor, costs more than $40,000, while a lavish makeover that includes custom cabinetry, fancy tile backsplashes and restaurant-quality appliances can run more than $130,000. A financial advisor can help you plan for major home improvement projects and make sure they don't derail your financial plan.
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You're About to Retire. What Are You Doing for the Next 20 or 30 Years?

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By Brian O'Connor
| Breaking One
(Retiring) How much time is 20 years? It's the same amount of time since the dawn of what was once called Twitter. It's the same number of years since the premiere of "The Da Vinci Code" and the debut of a promising newcomer named Taylor Swift. And it's the number of years that many older Americans leaving work today will spend in retirement. On average, 65-year-olds are living longer than ever, an estimated 18.5 years for men and 21 years for women, according to the Social Security Administration.
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The Irish Americans who built Special Education in America

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By Brian O'Connor
| IrishCentral Verified
As a parent of a special needs child in New York City, I've taken for granted the rights my son has to an education and services like speech and occupational therapy. It hasn’t always been that way. Just a quick search into the not too distant past and we're thankful that he's living now, not a generation or two earlier—the dark ages for the disabled. His life would have been far more challenging.
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