Even though interest rates are still pretty low, it remains a huge challenge for kids to buy a home these days. The biggest obstacle is the down payment of course. So what do you do if your children can’t buy a home without your financial assistance? Do you whip out the checkbook or do you […]
What Is Safe Income?
You’ve got bills to pay every month and you have to bring home the bacon if you want to stay current on your obligations. Got it. And because you have to pay your bills no matter what, you want guaranteed, safe income. It makes sense. But does that mean you should only buy investments that […]
Big Changes In Social Security You Need To Understand
Is Social Security an important part of your retirement planning? If so, you need to understand the huge changes that are coming your way. What’s Going On? Congress recently passed The Bipartisan Budget Bill of 2015. The name sounds benign at first. But in reality this law takes a hatchet to Social Security retirement benefits […]
Finance Solutions For Single Moms
I am not now nor have I ever been a single mom. But I know a lot about you if you are. I know you have tremendous responsibility and (sometimes) a ton of stress. For starters, you carry the entire weight of getting the kids to and from school, getting them over to their friends […]
Will Your Retirement Income Crash?
If you are like most people I know, there is one question uppermost in your mind when you think about your retirement; will I have enough money to last? Of course you have some control over some of the forces that shape the answer (how much you spend, earn, save and how you invest). But […]
Market Update 2015 November 3
Are you wondering how the market could drop so terribly in August and September and rebound so quickly in October? Does this recovery signal good or bad times ahead? Here’s a video that explains this in language you’ll understand.