Financial Worries for Women in Retirement
Many women find it an uphill battle to save for retirement. Across all age groups, women have considerably less income in retirement than men, according to a report from the…
How Not to Outlive Your Money in Retirement
Five days a week, Kim Moske makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and brown-bags it to work. “I’ve been doing that for 30 years and saving what I would…
What’s The Best Financial Advice You Ever Received?
“Be in charge of your own financial life.”–Kerry Hannon My Dad encouraged my older sister, Pat, and me never to rely on anyone financially. He pushed us to learn and…
Buying Luxury Real Estate in an Uncertain Economy
Evan Kulman, a broker for the real estate firm Compass, was not surprised when the Amagansett luxury home that he listed for sale on the first of August sold in…
When My Husband’s Debit Card Was Stolen
One recent afternoon, I logged onto to my bank account online to see if a check had cleared. When the screen popped up, I was puzzled. There were a string…
How to Put Your Money Into Firms That Support Women
This week, I had my annual face-to-face meeting with my financial adviser. We converse throughout the year via emails and a rare phone call, but this was the have-a look-under-the-hood…
New Money Books You’ll Want to Get
When’s the last time you sat down and read a personal finance book? My guess is: not lately. Well, I’ve just read two terrific new ones that I think you…
Find Retirement Income That Rises With Inflation
One problem with being a retiree on a fixed income — it’s a fixed income. But living costs rise with inflation, so you’ll want your investment income to do so,…
Advice on Getting a Home Equity Line
Since home buying has sputtered, banks are feverishly pushing home equity lines of credit (or HELOCs) to homeowners whose properties have regained much of the value they lost during the…
Give Your Investments a Spring Cleaning
Where I live in Washington, D.C., the pink magnolia trees are blooming, and the daffodils are intensely yellow and screaming springtime — just in time for the first day of…
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