Retirees

As Financial Literacy Month comes to an end this week, it's a perfect time for an honest financial conversation. Regardless of who you are, how many years you have under your belt or what your financial situation is, you have absolutely phenomenal capabilities to be financially secure. Be...

2016 is a bit different than years past, as the tax deadline is not on the typical April 15, but rather on the 18th of the month. Thanks to Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in Washington, D.C., falling on Friday, the deadline was extended until the next business day. However, despite the...

There are many reasons retirees may consider selling their home once they retire or hit a certain point in retirement. Making that decision, however, is not easy, nor should it be taken lightly. Moving Motivations Before any decisions are made, it is important to delve into the reasons you wish to...

The statistics are all around, and the accompanying headlines tell a bleak story. It's probable that the Sandwich Generation is uncomfortably underprepared for retirement. According to an Insured Retirement Institute study, 31 percent of Sandwichers who are still employed do not have a retirement...

After months of speculation, the Federal Reserve made a decision last week to raise interest rates for the first time in almost a decade. While the initial rate hike is very small, at just 25 basis points, the move in and of itself has many investors concerned over the subsequent consequences....

The image of Thanksgiving has begun to shift within the last few decades. The construction-paper clad school children parading as pilgrims and Native Americans may remain as staples of the holiday, and turkey and stuffing are unlikely to disappear from the family table. However, with the...

Credit is like muscle – the more efficiently you use it, the better it is; the more you abuse it, the more you lose it. And unfortunately, there is a misconception that if your credit is bad once you retire, you are financially sunk. However, that is not the case. While it may seem...

“If you owe somebody or love somebody, the answer is ‘Yes.’” Marvin Feldman, President and CEO of nonprofit insurance education organization, Life Happens, provided that simple, all-inclusive answer to Benzinga’s question recently as part of a wide-ranging discussion on the subject of retirees...

It's Official: Detroit Is, as Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Put it bluntly, "broke." In a filing in bankruptcy court Thursday, Detroit became the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy. No Other Solution Michigan's largest yet shrinking city joins the likes of Jefferson County, Alabama...