It’s almost time for the Social Security Administration to break out pencil and calculator to find out how much more it costs to live this year than it did last, and then decide how much of a raise Social Security beneficiaries will get in 2023. For 2022, the Social...
Well it's that time of year again. Time to make your New Year's resolutions and get things back on track. January is as good a month as any to get started on a more disciplined and fulfilling path. Getting physically and fiscally fit both require similar approaches. You need...
You’re thinking about retirement. In fact, you’ve been thinking about it and planning for it a long time. One of the questions you have to answer is how much will it cost, not just to live, but to live the retirement lifestyle you’ve dreamed about.
If you’re looking for the...
With the end of the year in sight, lots of plans are being made—what gifts to buy, what the menu will be, and how to shed the extra weight that will inevitably be acquired. But part of your holiday planning needs to include a year-end investment checkup so you...
There’s an old country song that says, Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go now. Something similar can be said of retirement in America. Everybody wants to retire, they just can’t do it now. It’s not because they don’t want to. It’s because they can’t....
You know you’ll have to do it someday. In fact, you’re probably looking forward to it; the day you sign up for Social Security and get the benefit of all the money that’s been taken out of your paycheck during your working years.
For the most part, signing up is...
Woe to the person who inherits a Health Savings Account. Alhambra's Bob Williams describes the pitfalls and what to watch out for.
Alhambra's Bob Williams answers the question of whether Domestic Partners qualify as married for Social Security Purposes.