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Will and Estate Planning Checklist Helps to Protect Heirs

April 8, 2019

Are you taking advantage of all the tools available to get your property to the next generation or other beneficiaries at a minimum cost in expenses in taxes? You are if you have taken or considered each of these factors. Do you have an up-to-date will? If you have minor children, does the will name […]

Bob’s Journal for 4/4/2019

April 4, 2019

Housing is staging a comeback, and that’s likely to help economic growth the rest of the year. The Fed’s tighter monetary policy caused housing to stall for most of the last year or so. Sales and construction were down, and prices increased at a lower rate. After the Fed announced a pause in its tightening […]

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Aging in Place: 3 More Ways to “Future-Proof” Your Home

March 31, 2019

“Aging in Place” is a phrase associated with older Americans who wish to stay in their homes for as long as they’re able to. Yet not many have developed a plan for how. Until now… Last week, we covered the first 3 steps to Aging in Place: Weighing the finances, maintaining social connections, and identifying the […]

Bob’s Journal for 3/28/19

March 28, 2019

Your retirement plan should assume inflation will be higher than the published numbers, whether you already are retired or still looking forward to it. The most widely cited measure of inflation is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers. This measure generally has been declining since it peaked in the early 1980s. In […]

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Bob’s Journal for 3/21/19

March 21, 2019

Markets have been rallying, but investors don’t seem to be very bullish. Stock indexes, of course, have strong returns so far in 2019. The NASDAQ 100, as represented by the QQQ exchange-traded fund (ETF), is up about 14.5% for the year to date. The S&P 500 gained more than 12.5% and the Russell 2000 index […]

Retire ‘Retirement’? The New Senior Living Lifestyle

March 18, 2019

More and more often I see someone argue that we should stop using the word “retirement” and abandon the whole concept of retirement. Retire retirement, they say. They argue that people are living longer, healthier, more active lives. “Retired” people no longer have sedentary lifestyles that occasionally are interrupted by shuffleboard and card games. Surveys […]

Unveiling the Retirement Watch Family Caregiver Planning Guide

March 17, 2019

Family caregiver planning has some simple rules… And some not-so-simple rules. For starters, any caregiver agreements involving family members should be in writing. That is, unless the person providing the care is being altruistic (being a friend), and expects nothing in return now or in the future. Often when one family member provides care for […]

The Economy and the Stock Market – Our Three Likely Scenarios Updated

March 15, 2019

Is 2019 going to be like 2015? Or will it bring a serious bear market and perhaps a recession? In 2015, the U.S. labor market was strong, and the economy was growing. So, the Fed ended quantitative easing. As the year went on, the debt crisis in Greece roiled markets. China’s stock market took a […]

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