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		<title>Take simple steps to improve finances</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times has created a handy tool for Wisconsin boomers looking to improve their financial outlook, with steps that focus on investments and retirement, loans, credit, planning, consumer issues and insurance. ]]></description>
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		<title>See what your savings bonds are worth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can't remember when your savings bonds mature? Start here to find out whether you're still earning interest.]]></description>
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		<title>Shop smart and stretch your gift dollars</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get to January stress- and debt-free by shopping smarter this holiday season.]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Money Smart Week in Wisconsin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn more about a variety of topics, some geared specifically toward Wisconsin baby boomers, at events throughout the state during Money Smart Week Wisconsin, Oct. 10-17, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Now or later? It&#8217;s up to you when to collect Social Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When should you begin collecting Social Security benefits? For some, it makes sense to take them as soon as possible. Others should plan on living a long time and wait, experts say.]]></description>
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		<title>Tapping into 401(k) a last resort</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using funds from a 401(k) may seem like a solution to money woes -- but it'll cost you in more ways than one.]]></description>
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		<title>Financial stress causing health problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health problems caused by financial stress affect 1 in 5 adults age 45 or better, a new survey by AARP finds.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Women worried about savings but not taking action</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most women are feeling anxious about their retirement savings – yet few are making major changes to ensure future security, a new study finds.]]></description>
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		<title>Everyone has an estate – start preserving yours</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are your hard-earned assets well protected?]]></description>
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		<title>Think ahead to long-term care needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than half of us will require a form of long-term care at some point. Who will provide this care and who will cover the cost are important considerations.]]></description>
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