Social Security recipients received an 8.7% increase in their benefit amounts in 2023, the largest increase since 1981. The next increase will be announced in October and will be much lower this time. Due to average monthly inflation continuing...
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According to a survey by the Society of Actuaries, one of retirees’ biggest fears is investment losses. According to their 2021 study, 66% of pre-retirees are concerned the value of their savings and investments might not keep up with...
“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on, after others let go.” – William Feather Winners don’t quit the stock market. Period. Investors always win over the long term. It’s quite easy to see in the chart,...
Is the Bull market over? Are rising interest rates going to hurt bonds? Will inflation continue to rise? Why is the market so volatile? Many people are worrying. Maybe you are one of them and ask the same questions....
Record home sales have led to homeowners searching Zillow, trying to find the perfect place to move. For some, it’s the weather, or to be closer to family and friends, and for others, the pandemic is re-shaping where they...
Work with me on this analogy. There are many pieces to a puzzle. Imagine that the puzzle you are putting together is your financial well-being. When you are putting the first few puzzle pieces in place, it is challenging...
We have talked a lot about financial wellbeing in our past blogs and how not to let our emotions derail our financial plan, yet FOMO (fear of missing out) is trending now and deserves our attention. Did someone ever...
Proposition 19 recently passed in California, the results of which could mean property tax breaks for those over 55 in the state and potential tax increases for those inheriting homes from their parents or grandparents. For those homeowners thinking...
The stage is set…it is Trump/Pence vs Biden/Harris. And just in case 2020 has not been eventful enough, let’s add Kanye West to the mix. So much has happened politically and economically in 2020, that it only makes sense...
The title of today’s blog is in thanks to the many great sayings of Yogi Berra. Major League Baseball threw out its first pitch four months late, after a long delay of finding a roadmap to return safely with...