When and how you claim your Social Security benefit impacts the amount you receive. Could file and suspend be beneficial and benefit-enhancing? Q: My wife and I are trying to decide when to take our Social Security benefits and we keep hearing about a strategy called...
Investors who follow the financial media probably have noticed a familiar trend over the years. The financial media is notorious for focusing on the most volatile of investments including stock indexes like the S&P500 and commodities such as Gold. Regardless of...
Health care expenses are a major concern for people of all ages, from recent college graduates to those nearing retirement. While it’s impossible to predict how much health care will cost in the future, there are a number of strategies that may help reduce the...
Do you know anyone graduating this year? According to the Project on Student Debt, an initiative sponsored by the Institute for College Access & Success, graduating seniors carried an average of more than $26,000 in student loans in 2011. With that in mind,...
For months, the media has focused on the fiscal cliff—those sweeping tax increases and spending cuts that are due to go into effect on January 1, 2013, unless Congress acts to change them. But that discussion shouldn’t overshadow positive developments in the...
You’ve worked incredibly hard and are finally getting close to retirement. Like many other baby boomers, with your kids out of the house and a surplus of empty space and time, you may have thought about moving. If you are considering relocation, you’ll...
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