Money

If you’re a family caregiver, chances are you’re not only providing physical, hands-on help but likely also helping with paying bills and money management. Whether you’re doing it in collaboration with your loved one or more officially through a power of attorney or even guardianship appointment, you need to know…

For many of us, it’s the lifeline of our retirement financial security. Estimates are that for nearly half of us over age 65, 50% of our income comes from Social Security. And for nearly ¼ of us, Social Security amounts to almost 90% of our retirement income. That’s a big…

The choices of how to spoil your grandchild in this day and age are simply staggering. In fact, the data are that grandparents now account for nearly $7 billion of toy sales each year. That’s a lot of shopping, and it occurs both in stores and online. For anyone searching…

It can happen to the best of us- one enticing phone call promising easy money for a little bit of info, or one sad story that tugs at our heartstrings, and just like that, we’ve been swindled. And perhaps most galling: it may be people we most trust, or most…

If you or your spouse are thinking about retirement, make sure to add one important consideration into the mix: how retirement will affect your relationship as a couple. With estimates of 10,000 people retiring every day and the rise of divorce among older people, it’s likely that many people are…

Anyone who is approaching, or has reached, retirement age knows that paying for medical care during retirement can be a major concern. It’s hard to predict what may happen to you in the future, but the data concerning rising health care costs for older people are not in dispute. As Axios…