In retirement, we all want the power to live our lives comfortably with the ability to choose how and where we live. Who doesn’t want that at any stage in life? And when it comes to finances, what is “financial power”?
Social Security celebrates its 80th birthday this year. Here’s my list of the top five questions and answers about Social Security.
In first grade, I used the “squirrel away” method of saving money. As the holidays approached one year, I fell in love with a stuffed bear at the local drug store. Some principles from that experience still hold true.
The stock market was hardly placid in March – while some key economic indicators encouraged investors, dollar strength and depressed oil prices weighed on stocks and commodities again. Consumer confidence and hiring were again bright spots, home sales took a turn for the better, and both consumer prices and wages managed to rise.