For many families, a home loan constitutes a significant portion of their household debt. As a result, some people choose to reduce this debt as much as possible before entering retirement. In fact,
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Letter of the Month
Why Timing The Market Doesn’t Work
Today's market conditions may feel a bit uncertain. Between international trade tensions, changes from the Federal Reserve, and increased volatility, some investors react emotionally and may want to
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Which is Better: Renting or Owning?
You're moving. You've found greener pastures, and are looking forward - a little excitedly, a little nervously - to your new surroundings. You'll be asking a lot of questions during this time. One of
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Celebrating Women in Business
In the latter half of the 19th century, women entrepreneurs often ran peripheral, service-related businesses: taverns, alehouses, retail shops, hotels, even brothels.[1] It was a man's world, and
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National Preparedness Month
The Cambridge Dictionary defines "prepare" as making or getting something ready for something that will happen in the future. It also states: "to expect that something will happen and to be ready for
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4 Questions To Ask About Long-Term Care
As you age, calculating the chances that you'll need long-term care - and the associated costs - is incredibly important. More than half of people turning 65 will require long-term care during their
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Tips for Considering a Prepaid College Plan
Your children (or grandchildren) may be small, but your dreams for them are big. You'd like to give them the opportunity to attend college, but the rising cost of higher education appears to be
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The Most Common Tax Scams of 2018 and How to Protect Yourself
Letter of the Month
April 2018
As the 2018 tax season reaches a climax amid the flurry of late filings, tax scams have become increasingly more prevalent. It's phishing season for scammers
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