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Longevity — None of us can say for sure how long we’ll live. But it's still important to have an estimate, based on your health and family history. So if you think you may live, for 25 years in retire-ment, you’ll want to withdraw enough from your investments each year to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle — but not so much that you deplete your funds before the 25 years have passed. Inflation — We’ve experienced pretty mild inflation over the past few years. But over time, even a low rate of inflation can seriously erode your purchasing power. To illustrate: If your current monthly costs are $3,000, with only a 3% annual inflation rate, that would be about $4,000 in 10 years. And in 25 years at that same rate, your monthly costs will have more than doubled, to about $6,200. To help protect yourself against inflation risk, it's important to have at least some investments that offer growth potential, rather than only owning fixed-income vehicles, such as certificates of deposit (CDs). You’ll also want to consider sources of rising income potential, such as dividend-paying stocks. (Keep in mind, though, that stocks can reduce or discontinue dividends at any time and are subject to market fluctuation and loss of principal.) Market Fluctuations — When you retire and begin taking with-drawals from your investment portfolio — that is, when you begin selling off investments — you’d obviously like prices to be high. After all, the classic piece of investment advice is “buy low, sell high.” But it’s impossible to try to “time” the market this way, as it will always fluctuate. That’s why you may want to consider sources of income whose value is not dependent on what’s happening in the financial markets. Your financial advisor may be able to recom-mend investments that can provide you with this type of income stream. Low interest rates — Many retirees depend on fixed-rate invest-ments for a good portion of their retirement income — so it’s a real challenge when interest rates are low. Consequently, when you retire, you’ll certainly need to be aware of the interest-rate envi-ronment and the income you can expect from these investments. Longer-term fixed-rate vehicles may be tempting, as they typically offer higher rates than shorter-term ones, but these longer term investments may have more price fluctuation and inflation risk than shorter-term investments. Consequently, you'll still likely need balance between short, intermediate, and long-term investments to provide for a portion of your income in retirement.

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¥ On Nov. 26, 1862, Oxford mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson sends a handwrit-ten manuscript called “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” to 10-year-old Alice Liddell. Dodgson made up the story one day on a picnic, and Alice insisted he write it down. He published it under his nom de plume, Lewis Carroll, in 1865.

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¥ On Dec. 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi, Italian-born No-bel Prize-winning physicist, directs and controls the first nuclear chain reaction. He created a ju-ry-rigged laboratory under the bleachers in Stagg Field at the University of Chicago.

¥ On Nov. 30, 1954, the first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Ala., when an 8 1/2 pound meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and into the liv-ing room, bounces off a radio, and strikes a woman on the hip. The victim suffered a nasty bruise.

¥ On Nov. 29, 1963, one week after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a mo-torcade in Dallas, President Lyndon Johnson es-tablishes a special commission to investigate the assassination. After 10 months the Warren Com-mission report was released, concluding that there was no conspiracy.

¥ On Nov. 27, 1978, former Board of Supervisors member Dan White murders Mayor George Mo-scone and Supervisor Harvey Milk at City Hall in San Francisco. When White pleaded a “dimin-ished capacity” defense and claimed that copious amounts of junk food caused him to suffer men-tal problems, the so-called Twinkie Defense was born.

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