Browsing: Personal Finance

We’ve all been reading about the problems with Social Security phone calls and appointments. Clients who need help report they are on hold for an hour…

If you’ve been fantasizing about chucking it all and retiring in your 40s, then it can take some serious planning, money, soul searching—really, all of the…

Mortgage rates ticked lower this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate…

Pre-retirees and retirees are understandably concerned about the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on their retirement finances, as evidenced by the large number of seniors at…

For decades, Americans have been told that Social Security is teetering on the brink. Warnings about a looming mismatch between the program’s revenues and expenses have…

The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it a heightened awareness that loneliness can afflict anyone and that social isolation can be deadly to our mental and physical…

There’s a good chance you don’t really need all the various financial accounts, insurance policies, and investments you’ve accumulated over the years. If you’re like most…

Miss a credit card payment and you pay a late fee and interest. Return a library book after the due date and there’s a fine. Miss…

As a financial advisor, I have set my eyes on thousands of portfolios—but none as compelling or meaningful as the one Dr. Meir Statman described to…

Mortgage rates ticked lower this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate…