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Cramer on Retirement: Can Master Limited Partnerships Hurt Your IRA?

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of weekly columns on retirement by Jim Cramer, founder of TheStreet, and Wally Konrad, former senior editor for Smart Money magazine.)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Income.

It’s the holy grail of retirement and there’s not much of it. Master limited partnerships are a nice exception. Their yields of 6%-plus look fabulous compared to anemic Treasury bond and CD rates. No wonder they’re attracting retirement investors in droves.

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Retirement income review: Hueler’s plan

Here’s one way to generate lifetime retirement income from your 401(k)

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Research Supports Limits on Borrowing from Retirement Plans

People whose employers allow them to take more than one loan at a time from their 401(k) plans tend to do so, but it’s generally not such a great idea.
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49% of Americans saving zilch for retirement

America has a serious problem saving for retirement.
Retirement advice and news – CNNMoney.com

Are REITs a safe investment for retirement?

Are REITs a safe investment for one’s retirement years? — Ray H., Florissant, Mo.
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Are boomerang kids hurting your retirement?

Some parents are putting their financial lives in jeopardy to help their adult kids

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IRA and 401(k) retirement drawdown: Just tell me what to do!

How to generate retirement income from your IRA and 401(k)? It doesn’t need to be hard

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Don’t let debt weigh down your retirement

Not so long ago debt “was a four-letter word when spoken in the same breath as “retirement.” Before waltzing into their golden years, older Americans paid off their loans, then celebrated by burning the mortgage.
Retirement advice and news – CNNMoney.com

The top factors in retirement planning

Consider all the saving tools, not just asset allocation, to help prepare for retirement

Latest Retirement Headlines – CBS News