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Learn About Finances

Educate yourself about retirement planning, your options, and your financial picture. Stay up-to-date on Social Security and Medicare. The more financially literate you become, the better decisions you'll make. And for women over 50, there's still time to catch up on retirement savings. Not sure where to start? Talk to a financial planner (to get unbiased advice, pay a flat fee for a visit), take a financial planning night course, or ask friends how they're handling the road to retirement.

SOURCES: Jean Setzfand, director of financial security, AARP. Cynthia Barnett, EdD, retirement lifestyle specialist, Norwalk, Conn. CNNMoney.com: "Retirement: How Much to Save."

Published March 21, 2007.

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