Browsing: Retirement

Fascinated with the rapidly emerging technology of ChatGPT, I wanted to check it out. What would it do with a general question about aging parents, my…

The decision to invest in stocks or other risky assets depends on factors such as age, savings, and personal needs. If you’re well into retirement, have…

My father was a lifelong member of the local Steamfitters union. When he hung up his green work cap for good in 1982, he enrolled in…

Looking for the best places to live around the world? There’s no better source than expats, who have a unique POV on what it’s like to…

While many states have expanded their Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) for frail older adults, others continue to steer many enrollees into nursing homes. One…

Do you know your life expectancy? This number may be more important in determining your investment time horizon than how close you are to retirement. Yet,…

She was a heavy smoking, alcoholic, obese woman who reached her first breaking point 40 years ago. After DeEtte Sauer’s friend drank himself to death, she…

Opps, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 209,000 in June, far below the 225,000 economists expected yesterday. Workers are not getting or demanding big wage increases…

Most people do not like to talk about death. But an important part of your financial health is what happens to your Social Security benefits when…

Independence, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, are all laudable goals for us as individuals. Independence is the hallmark of a well crafted and administered estate plan. But independence requires…