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A Fun Way To Help Your Retirement Over The Holidays
The approaching holidays provide a great opportunity to gain valuable insights that will help you better plan your retirement. Instead of enduring awkward silences or…
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Six Steps For Retirees To Help Protect Against Financial Losses Due To Dementia And Cognitive Decline
Surprisingly, one of the first signs of mild cognitive decline can be suffering a financial loss due to making a…
3 Things To Think About Before You Retire To The Beach
“I can’t wait to retire and live on the beach!” In the last thirty years of being a practicing financial…
Disinherited-What NOT To Do So It Won’t Happen To You
Maria is a 90 year old, hardworking woman who raised four kids and some grandkids as well. She quit her…
The Key To Good Financial Decisions—Connecting With Your “Future Self”
Have you ever received a piece of news that instantly transported you into the future and changed the way you…
Are You Eligible For Ex-Spousal Social Security Benefits As A Divorced Spouse?
Spousal benefits are probably the most misunderstood Social Security benefit. Ex-spousal benefits may seem even more convoluted. To keep things…
Try This Technique To Avoid Making Retirement Mistakes
As you make important decisions that affect your retirement, one key step will be to closely examine your retirement beliefs…
May 2023 Jobs Report Signals A Weaker Economy For New Graduates
The May 2023 jobs report may give the Federal Reserve another reason to pause on interest rate hikes and another…
Today’s Jobs Report Signals A Weaker Economy
Today’s jobs report may give the Fed another reason to pause on interest rate hikes and another reason new graduates…
Should We Worry About Public Worker Financial Anxiety?
We’re at the halfway point of 2023, and it’s been a year of financial anxiety. The U.S. continues to experience…
How To Cut Your Second Biggest Expense In Retirement
After housing, transportation is the second-biggest expense for Americans age 65 and older. This demographic spent a mean of $7,160…
Generation Z Offers Lessons About Saving For Retirement
Twenty-year-olds are saving for retirement. These are Generation Z’s, whose members were born between 1997 and 2012. Their efforts embrace…
Will AI Help Or Hurt Our Aging Parents?
Artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly, it can be hard to speculate about its effects on elders. What we can…
Deciding Between A SEP IRA And A Solo 401k For Your Business
The self-employed and those who run private practices must manage a whole myriad of concerns, which regular employees do not.…
Demographic Change Accelerates In The U.S. [Infographic]
According to a new release by the 2020 Census, demographic change has accelerated in the United States in the past…
Is It Worth Saving Money When You’re Young?
Several years ago, a Cambridge study suggested auto-enrollment alone would not solve the dilemma of too few younger employees saving…
Three Things To Do Before You Retire, And Three Things That Can Wait
As a retirement writer who is working past his normal retirement age, I’ve witnessed a lot of people transition from…
When You Buy Stocks Makes A Big Difference In Long-Term Returns
Investors frequently are told that they are long-term investors, so they shouldn’t worry about fluctuations in the markets. They are…
Three Things To Know When Your Elder Wants To Sell Their Home
Although many realtors are ethical and honest, it’s no secret that many are not. Here at AgingParents.com, we hear too…