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How to Increase Your Retirement Cash Flow By Douglas Goldstein, CFP® - helping olim handle U.S., IRA, investment, and brokerage accounts from Israel When you retire, your cash flow changes. Since most pensions won’t replace 100% of your pre-retirement income, you need other ways to increase your monthly cash flow. A bank may not meet your needs If you put your money in a regular savings account in the bank, you have little risk of losing your principal. But, you also will receive relatively low interest, as banks normally pay the lowest yields in the world of fixed income. This prevents you from “growing” your money. Whatever money you have may lose value due to inflation. If you have the tolerance to take on some level of risk, consider adding bonds to your portfolio. (Watch a 12-minute video on bonds at www.profile-financial.com/bonds.) Bond coupons are usually higher than bank rates A bond is a loan that you make to a country or company. You lend them money, they pay you interest on a set schedule, and at