Retirement

Medicare is a lifesaver for most retirees who need affordable health coverage after age 65. However, it’s very different from the health insurance plan you may have participated in as an employee benefit. For example, Medicare doesn’t provide coverage for some essential items that are often delivered through employer-sponsored health plans. If you’re nearing age

You might be able to save yourself tens of thousands of dollars by reshuffling positions between taxable and tax-sheltered accounts. By William Baldwin, Forbes Staff First decision for investors: allocation. What percentages of your net worth do you want in stocks, bonds, cash, exotic things? Second decision, following right behind: location. Where do you put

For most people, there is a belief that aging well is a matter of luck. In their minds, how they age depends on how long their parents or grandparents lived and that’s about it. However, research tells us, that simply isn’t all there is to know. Movement of our bodies In our history, parents and

While the inflation rate has been easing downward, retirees’ budgets are still being stretched pretty thin. Over the past few years, above-average inflation has meant significant Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Will this trend continue? How big of a Social Security COLA will retirees get in 2025? What Was The Social Security COLA For 2024? The

Early in the new year, a severe winter storm warning for our area resulted in the closure of my grandsons’ schools, cancellation of business meetings, and a grocery store run on milk and essentials. What happened? Instead of blizzard-like conditions and a foot of snow, we got three inches of rain and mid-30s temperatures. I