“Since the market hit rock bottom about eight years ago, it has been steadily improving, and investors have seen skyrocketing stock prices and annual returns. Unfortunately, those spectacular averages won’t last forever, and the investment pros have some pretty pessimistic predictions for the future,” according to Katie Brockman writing for The Motley Fool. “So what…
Month: June 2017
Treasury Securities—3 Ways to Lend to Uncle Sam PODCAST
Do you know the difference between Treasury bills, notes, and bonds? Listen to a 6 1/2 minute podcast from FINRA to learn about treasury securities. FINRA has lots of other podcasts to inform you about financial affairs. Check out: http://www.finra.org/investors/podcasts/treasury-securities-3-ways-lend-uncle-sam?utm_source=MM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Investor%5FNews%5F062317%5FFINALLots more podcasts at: http://www.finra.org/investors/podcasts Source: Financial Planning for Women
A negative view of reverse mortgages
Economist Laurence Kotlikoff offers an alternative to a reverse mortgage for the house-rich and cash-poor senior homeowner. He is not a fan of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, or HECM. “An HECM sounds like a great financial product. It lets people 62 and older, many with little if any financial assets, tap into their home…
Paid credit card late fees recently?
“Credit card companies usually set small-dollar minimum payments, so there’s really no excuse for incurring fees for late card payments.”“Yet many consumers fail to pay on time. In a new study, British researchers found a no-brainer solution that is highly effective: setting up automatic payments of our credit cards.”“The researchers started out with a different…
IRA or Tattoo? Tattoo or IRA?
“What’s an IRA?” the young person planning to get a tattoo might ask.A tattoo is forever, following you into retirement. How many future retirees will look at their sagging tattoos and wish they had saved more for retirement? How much are you spending on tattoos that provide no economic return while claiming you can’t afford…
7 Retirement X-Factors for Your Nest Egg
Almost everything you need to know to plan for retirement is available on the blog post by Joseph Hogue, author of the PeerFinance101 blog: 7 Retirement X-Factors for Your Nest Egg. It’s never as simple as accumulating X times your salary or other “rules of thumb.” Check out: http://peerfinance101.com/retirement-x-factors-how-much-need/ Source: Financial Planning for Women
Financial decisionmaking decline in older adults
A recent study confirms that seniors become more confident in their ability to make financial decisions at the same time that their financial knowledge and decision making skills are declining… an ominous combination. “Although episodic memory and financial literacy score decline at roughly the same rate after age 60, confidence in financial decision-making ability remains…
10 Retirement Mistakes Baby Boomers Are Making
To avoid these mistakes, check out: http://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcarey/2016/08/16/10-retirement-mistakes-baby-boomers-are-making/#3fbc354e3a1f Photo © Mary Katherine Wynn | Dreamstime Stock Photos Source: Financial Planning for Women
Deciding when to retire… lots of factors to consider
“If you’re in your 50s or 60s, deciding when and how to leave the workforce for good is one of the most important decisions you’ll face during the rest of your life. You’ll want to consider and balance many factors when making a thoughtful choice. Fortunately, help is available from the Society of Actuaries (SOA),…