If you’re wondering whether you should open a new credit card but you’re worried about how it might affect your credit, the short answer is that it depends. Opening a new credit card can help your credit in some cases and hurt it in others but this...
People mostly associate Social Security with retirement income but are not aware of the other benefits that the Social Security Administration (SSA) pays out for other significant life situations. Here is an overview of all the benefits available through the SSA....
The United States has become a health-obsessed country. If the doctor tells us to jump, we do not hesitate to ask “How high?” Imagine, though, if you paid as much attention to your financial portfolio as you did to your cholesterol level. What if you took...
Most people are shocked to learn that the biggest expense in retirement, that long-sought oasis after a lifetime of hard work, won’t be a mortgage, healthcare, or green fees at the local golf course. It will be taxes! The unfortunate reality is that even the...
People get hurt. Furnaces conk out in the middle of winter. Cars die and windows break. These are the curveballs of life. We can’t tell you not to worry, but we can recommend being prepared. And even if that preparation isn’t for the worst case scenario,...
Paper or plastic. Cash or credit. PC or Mac. With May graduations upon us, “college or retirement” is becoming a must-have kitchen table conversation for Millennials (and their parents). According to the Federal Reserve, borrowers under 30 years old held...
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