Buying A House For Your College Student Could Be Better Than Renting
By Lucy Lazarony, Next Avenue When her children went off to college, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox saw it as an investment opportunity. Rather than pay for a bed in a dorm room…
Is It Better To Donate Cash, Stock Or Other Property?
Taxpayers should give as much consideration to the form in which they make charitable donations as they do to the…
Mortgage rates finally fall after 6-week climb
Mortgage rates finally broke a six-week streak of increases, but the decline will not provide much relief, as long-term rates…
If You Don’t Have Medicare Part B, The GEP Can Bail You Out
You’ve no doubt heard that the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period started January 1. Also going on right now is…
Who Is Affected By The Social Security Fairness Act And What To Do Next
The Congressional Research Service found that by the end of 2023, more than 2 million Social Security beneficiaries had their…
Trump Backs Special Tech Work Visas. What About Nurses And Care Aides?
Despite his vow to close the U.S. borders to nearly all immigrants and deport millions of others, President-elect Donald Trump…
Insights From StoryBrand’s Donald Miller
“Nobody wants to hear your story, they want to be invited into a story,” Donald Miller told me, in a…
How To Manage Inherited IRA Rules That Can Surprise And Trap Heirs
Congress and the IRS made inheriting an IRA a very complicated, confusing event. Inherited IRAs are accompanied by a host…
How Adult Children Can Help Aging Parents Prepare For Disasters
The devastating wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles are a stark reminder of how vulnerable older adults can be during…
Mortgage rates rise above 7% for first time since May
Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, leaping above 7% and adding further pressure on the stagnant housing market.…
If You Are Retired, Do You Have A Will—An Ethical Will?
In workshops, I like to ask participants if they have a legal will—a written document that outlines how they want…
Biden cancels more student loans with one week left to his term
As President Joe Biden's term draws to a close, he has granted federal student loan relief to an additional 150,000…
Here’s A Safe, Simple Withdrawal Rate For Retirees In 2025
How much should you withdraw from your retirement savings in 2025 to help pay for your living expenses throughout the…