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Secrets to a Happy Retirement

The secret to a happy retirement is actually enjoying it. (CNNMoney.com)

June 2006

KEYWORDS: Career, Money, Life

It isn’t all about the money. Stanley Bing says: Get a life beyond your investment portfolio. Spend and wend your way around the world. And when you run out of money -- like everybody said you would -- get a job. (Continue reading this story in CNNMoney.com)

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