Retirement

Most people are confused about how much money they need to retire comfortably, and financial services firms often add to the confusion. Two recent surveys show the confusion, especially when compared with other data. Americans who are near retirement say on average they now need $1.46 million to retire, according to the Northwestern Mutual 2024

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. There is a nationwide effort to remove the long standing stigma of mental health issues. Historically, it has been very difficult for anyone to persuade a family member to get mental health help when family sees the signs. If you have an elder in your family with these issues, it

My friend is going on a river cruise in October. She has already started her packing list because this trip is very special and she doesn’t want to be caught unprepared. I wish those approaching age 65 had the same attitude about Medicare. Knowing what you should do in the years leading up to Medicare

Some retirees continue to make a key mistake with required minimum distributions, and that could cost them a lot of money. When a retiree doesn’t need the RMD to pay living expenses, some move the money to a Roth IRA, treating it as a conversion of the RMD to a Roth IRA. Others try to

One of the many lessons we should have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is the cost to older adults of loneliness and social isolation. While nearly 900,000 older adults died from the virus, tens of thousands were sickened and may have died from the isolation the pandemic caused. But what have we learned from that