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Lecture 10: Saving for Retirement

Saving for Retirement .......................................................................

Lecture 10

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about why we want to retire, what a good retirement age is, and what we

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how much money you will need in retirement and how to invest to reach

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saving too little or investing badly, or we can make it better by

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words, how much of your preretirement income do you want to

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