Recent financial news pages are full of stories about rising interest rates. At the end of July, the Federal Reserve announced a 0.75-percentage-point hike in interest rates. This was the latest in a series of rate increases that started in March 2022. The Fed has...
The so-called Sandwich Generation (adults supporting their aging parent(s) and their own children) is growing. In 2018, statistics showed that 12% of adults with a child living at home also provided unpaid care for an adult. And a recent survey showed that the...
Before you make your next financial decision, take a minute to ask yourself, “Is this what I really want right now?” The right now part of the question is the key. Chances are your answer today is different than it would have been a few years ago, but that’s exactly...
When you’re making financial decisions, what do you base your choices on? How do you know whether your current budgeting and saving practices are enough for retirement? Without a clear vision of the future, you can’t really know if you’re making the right choices with...
The transition to retirement can be an overwhelming experience; it often takes a while to get out of that work mindset and decide how to structure your days now that you aren’t spending them at the office. Many people find the financial transition to be challenging as...
A lot of traditional retirement planning advice is all about the future. The goal is to save as much as possible, maximize your retirement contributions, and find an investment strategy that offers the right combination of risk and reward. While each of these things...
