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Steps to handle market volatility before retirement

No one likes to watch their investments lose money, but downward market volatility can feel particularly scary for people who plan to retire in the near future. Their anxiety is understandable. They’ve spent their careers building their nest eggs and now, at a time when they plan to give up their income-producing jobs, they face the prospect of living off less money than they had envisioned.

New FAFSA updates, challenges

In an email to NH Business Review, Granite Edvance — a nonprofit based in Concord that helps students and their families navigate their education and career pathways — highlighted several more changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process that are designed to increase FAFSA completion.

Winter is losing its chill

Underneath a partly cloudy sky, featuring warming breaks of sunshine, a group of winter enthusiasts hiked alongside the Cog Railway. It’s probably important to note that the date was Feb. 10, and the temperatures at mid-elevation areas of Mount Washington were nearing 50 degrees.