Personal Finance

About two years ago there was a major change to Social Security when the full retirement age changed from 66 to 67. The increase will be a gradual shift with a month added for every two months in [...]

Most people are not comfortable dealing with their finances and in many instances having a qualified financial planner is not a bad idea to keep emotions out of the equation. After all, many [...]

This week’s post is going to be a bit more self-serving when compared to others. This week I am going to promote some of my books that will be on sale this week on Amazon.com in their Kindle [...]

How much of a difference can $5,000 make? Over time, especially decades, that can mean some serious money to a retirement account. In 2019 the IRS increased the limits on the annual contributions [...]

Do you get regular raises at work? When you get one what is your immediate reaction to the new-found money? For some, they decide to spend it on items that they may not have been able to afford [...]

In today’s ever-changing world of financial planning, the advent of robo-advisors has become more commonplace. Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to the use of investment tools. In [...]

So far this year I have written posts on taxes and how the tax tables as withholding too little from most paychecks, for more information see 2018 & 2019 Income Taxes. Then last week I did a [...]

Okay, last week I posted a blog from a year ago when I warned of the potential tax situation for your 2018 liability. I know many of you have seen and read about people getting smaller refunds [...]

This week I am going to re-post my February 13, 2018 blog entitled “2018 Tax Estimates and Their Effect on You.” As many people are finding out now their tax situation is not exactly [...]

I have talked about the need to be conscious of fees when purchasing mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETF) but there is a new twist in the ETF world. Yes, fees on mutual funds were around [...]