Alhambra's Bob Williams answers a question about collecting a Social Security Survivor Benefit on an ex-spouse's work history if you've been remarried after the...
For all the years I’ve been helping clients plan retirement, death has always been the 500-pound gorilla in the room—the variable you have to...
Let me ask you a question. When your time on earth is over, who do you want to benefit from your estate? Who do...
2020 has been a year fraught with stress, anxiety and change—some for the better, some for the worse. We’ve all been forced to rethink...
My parents were depression-era babies. And like many of their generation who experienced those years of economic desperation, when things improved, they planned and...
There’s an old axiom that says nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. True enough. But there’s one other thing that’s certain;...
Customer service is mostly dead. It’s probably housed in the Smithsonian along with the T-Rex and TV rabbit ears. As technology has progressed and...
A loved one has died and you’re in charge of settling the estate. There’s a long checklist of things that need to be done,...
Knowing the various Social Security benefits available to you and the best time to claim those benefits can be a challenge. It requires research on your...
No matter your belief structure, or whether you’re reluctant to admit your own mortality, it’s a fact that none of us will live forever....