One Income, Two Retirements: How Couples Can Protect Their Future

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Single-earner families should look beyond today’s budget and consider retirement savings, emergency funding, workforce reentry, and future Social Security benefits.

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00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:25 Why Are Fewer Couples Living on One Income?

00:01:40 Plan Beyond Today’s Financial Needs

00:03:19 How Single-Earner Couples Can Plan for Retirement

00:04:49 Why Single-Income Families Need a Year of Emergency Savings

00:06:14 Where to Invest Emergency Funds

00:07:01 How Single-Income Couples Should Approach Social Security

Watch more from Morningstar:

How Single-Income Couples Should Approach Social Security https://youtu.be/mY7pFlnJorU?si=cDs2_725jBOlSSRx

Retirement Planning for Couples Who Become Parents Later in Life https://youtu.be/46Yj47Tz2e0?si=NREp3iYo_N3o_r4D

Retirement Planning for Couples Without Children https://youtu.be/4zB5RfbVJMw?si=Pw2Z4FOjwC3NRMsm

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