Can
you find happiness without giving up Social Security benefits? Millions of
widowed and divorced baby boomers are finding love after loss and looking for
guidance on how to update their financial plan to suit their new romantic
status.
According
to financial writer Mary Beth Franklin, the good news is
that surviving spouses have more claiming...
“So, who do I want
to get my IRA? My spouse? My kids? But I don’t want to leave out the grandkids.
Oh, I’ll just fill it in later.”
You’d
be surprised how often that mental conversation goes on when someone is looking
at the beneficiary section of their IRA application. And for most,...
For the first time in U.S. history, more than 20% of retirement age workers are choosing to stay in the workforce. That’s more than double the number who made that decision in 1985, according to a new report from United Income.
The reason is simple—they don’t have enough money. For...
Want
to know how to be the best? Learn from the best. That’s what Lendingtree did
when they looked at thousands of credit reports from people with a credit score
of 801 or higher. They discovered some common financial threads among people with
the best scores.
On
average, credit scores can range from a low...
Pick
almost any part of life and wellness is part of the picture. People talk about
it, research it, study it and try to apply it. The Center for Psychiatric
Rehabilitation says there are eight dimensions
of wellness—physical,
social, spiritual, emotional, environmental, intellectual, occupational, and
financial. But the last one, financial, seems to be the...
In 2019, professional baseball player Bryce Harper signed the largest free-agent deal in the history of North American sports up to that time—$330 million dollars to play for the Philadelphia Phillies for 13 years. He had similar offers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. But...
If
you’re approaching that magic age of 65, some things are about to change and
you’ve got thinking to do, especially when it comes to Medicare. There are four
enrollment periods and if you miss deadlines there could be penalties that cost
you money for the rest of your life. And wouldn’t you...