Best States for Retirement Aren't the Ones You Might Think
Despite its popularity with retirees, Florida may not be the best place to spend your golden years. These 10 states offer better balances of affordability and quality of life.
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The 10 Best States to Retire In Now
Ask anyone to name the states U.S. retirees are most drawn to, and they'll likely fire off a list of coastal sun magnets. But as today's seniors look toward retirement with nest eggs battered by the recession, more factors than climate will go into their next choice of zip code.
Are Swing States Doing Better at Retirement Savings Than the Rest?
When it comes to the economy, we tend to focus on our personal financial health -- things like how well our retirement savings are doing. Investment advisory firm FutureAdvisor's state-by-state breakdown sheds some interesting light on where people are getting ahead, and where they're falling behind.
107 Days: That's How Long It'll Take to Pay Your Taxes
More than three months of your hard-earned wages are going straight to your tax bill this year. Americans will spend an average of 29% of their income on federal, state and local taxes in 2012, the Tax Foundation announced Monday.
Midwest Cities Top U.S. Credit Score Rankings
There must be something in the cheese: Four of the top 10 American cities for credit scores are in Wisconsin, and four more are in nearby Midwest states, according to a new analysis by Experian. But all is not sunny in the South, where the cities with the worst scores are concentrated.
New York, Home Of Wall Street, Is Criticized for High Business Taxes
New York, whose economy is the world's 15th largest, has the least business friendly tax policies of any state, according to a report released today by the conservative Tax Foundation. The Empire State took the dubious distinction from New Jersey, which had it for three years in a row.
