Financial Advice for Women
Trump likes to take credit for the stock market gains during his first year in office but analysts disagree. As James Mackintosh explains in The Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2018“Many of the market-moving changes since the U.S. presidential election would have been just the same. Most important among them: The global economic rebound started before…
Behavioral psychologist Dan Ariely has some advice from his column: Hi, Dan. I am trying to motivate my sister, who is 84, to meet with an estate-planning lawyer. She acknowledges the need, but there’s always an excuse for not proceeding. Nothing is happening. Any suggestions? —Paul Encourage your sister to meet with the lawyer in…
“Death is the last thing most people want to think about, yet nothing could be more important—especially with advancing age or after a bleak diagnosis—than preparing for the end and understanding how it can happen. These days, such thinking is likely to include learning about palliative care, a specialty that began with the hospice movement…
“Retirees tend to gravitate to opposing poles in how they spend their nest eggs, with some too parsimonious and others too carefree. The best course lies somewhere in between, as Steve Vernon explains” in Forbes.The Spend Safely in Retirement Strategy is simple enough that you can implement it on your own.1. optimize your social Security benefits.2.…