Browsing: Retirement

Former president Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the tax on Social Security benefits would lower taxes for US households by an average of $550, according to…

Just about any Medicare beneficiary who takes prescription medications has heard about the donut hole. It has had quite an interesting history. When Part D prescription…

One of the most commonly quoted pieces of investment advice (or cliché) is you want to buy low and sell high. It’s as simplistic, as it’s…

Ah, summer vacation – that blissful stretch of freedom we all crave. But what if that vacation never ended? Many people imagine that retirement might be…

Sometimes aging loved ones start out in one state and then move to a different state to retire. They carefully do their estate planning where they…

An increasingly popular way to avoid probate and other estate planning issues is the transfer on death or payable on death account. There can be more…

The pain of loss has an impact on us that is at least twice as powerful as the joy of gain. This potent observation from Daniel…

I’ve been the host of The Retirement Answer Man podcast for over ten years now. I try not to overshare my life on the show because…

N ext month, Matt Palmer, 60, and Lisa Barr, 63, a retired couple from Quincy, Mass., and Penni, their six-year-old retired racing greyhound, are moving to…

How do you know it’s time to say “I retire”? Most people don’t get to choose, but for those who do, it may be one of…