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Mary Beth Franklin covers retirement planning, tax planning, Social Security issues and long-term-care insurance. Previously, she was co-editor of Kiplinger's Retirement Report. Before joining the Kiplinger staff in 1998, she was a syndicated columnist, covering personal finance and health issues for older Americans. Ms. Franklin's weekly personal-finance column for Third Age Media appeared in more than 200 newspapers nationwide. She also served as the money expert on the Third Age Media Web site, where she answered financial questions and hosted live chats. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Ms. Franklin has contributed to the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and several retirement magazines. She has also covered congressional tax and budget issues for United Press International. Ms. Franklin has appeared on NBC's Today show, the CBS Early Show, CNN and CNNfn, and a variety of local television and radio programs. She received a bachelor's of arts degree in communications from American University.

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