The start of the year offers a great opportunity to take stock and reflect on any major changes that have happened to your life in the past year. Perhaps you got married (or divorced), added a new child to your family, bought a house or decided to retire. The myriad happenings of everyday life may mean that it’s time to review and revise your estate plan accordingly....
Dead Last (…or first depending on how you look at it)
A recent analysis by the Society of Actuaries shows that Americans are expected to have shorter lives compared with citizens in other developed countries. The analysis ranks 14 developed nations in terms of projected period life expectancy of people at age 65, and the U.S. ranks last for females and second to the last for males....
Social Security Math Changes in 2017
Retirement Readiness
Thinking of retiring in 2017? It’s a major life transition that involves financial and social changes. New retirees have a myriad of decisions to make, including figuring out where their income will come from, what to do with their savings, when to sign up for Social Security and Medicare and ultimately when their last day of work is....