10 estate plan pitfalls to avoid

10 estate plan pitfalls to avoid

Do you remember when you last reviewed your estate plan?If the answer is when you first signed the stack of documents at your attorney’s office, then you’re not alone. Many of us complete an estate plan and then fail to revisit it for years (and some never do).It is...

MOVING SCAMS

“Clues to a Ruse. Don’t even consider outfits that bid jobs sight unseen, that answer the phone with generic greetings such as ‘movers’ rather than  a specific company name (unscrupulous movers use multiple names to elude angry customers), or whose… Read more › The...

SOCIAL SECURITY STRATEGY

  “The combination of working longer and waiting to start Social Security benefits is a reasonable way for older workers to address the modern realities of longer lifespans and meager retirement savings,” writes Steve Vernon in a cbsnews.com MoneyWatch article.… Read...

RETIREMENT IQ: CAN YOU PASS THE QUIZ?

In another superb cbsnews.com MoneyWatch column, Steve Vernon asks: “Are you among the nearly half of Americans who can’t pass a financial literacy quiz?” “Being able to ace such a test is important for all age groups, but perhaps even… Read more › The post RETIREMENT...

CREDIT-CARD DISPUTES

With apologies to the classic film “The Graduate,” here’s our one word for today: plastic. “Having credit card issues? At least 26,600 other frustrated people are right there with you,” writes Maria Lamagna in an interesting piece for marketwatch.com. “The… Read more...