Teaching children how to have a healthy lifelong relationship with money BY RIC EDELMAN My wife Jean and I have been teaching personal finance for the past 30 years, through
The Magic Bank Account Contributed by Granddad, Charlie Palmer Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private
A Good Gift Made Better By Nicholas A. Domino It is not often that you have the opportunity to materially increase your children’s or grandchildren’s upside wealth without incurring any further risk. A simple
By Stan The Annuity Man Becoming a grandparent is certainly a pinnacle to most that are fortunate to achieve this status. From the first time you hold that new family
By Stan The Annuity Man You should never feel rushed or pressured by an over- zealous agent to buy more annuity than you need. Thankfully the government has provided some
BY LAURA S. PERRICONE We tend to discuss ‘literacy’ all the time—but what about being financially literate? Many in the business community and educators are concerned about economic literacy in
Ten “must-have” conversations regarding retirement BY ROBERTA K. TAYLOR and DORIAN MINTZER Seventy-eight million baby boomers, and many more on the older fringe, are pioneering a new life stage characterized
Polly Bauer is a loving grandmother who is on a mission to help people learn how to successfully manage their credit cards. In addition to being a grandmom who cares
By Elyse Pellman | Is your family sucking your retirement funds dry? A new study reveals how family financial interdependencies affect us in the years leading to and through retirement.
What Every Woman Should Do Now to Protect Her Financial Future | By Mary Hunt Becoming a grandparent four years ago turned my world upside down. Suddenly, I wanted
By Ross Blair, senior vice president, eHealthMedicare.com Fall is a big time for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — and if you are over 65, you might be confused about what
It’s Not (just) About the Money, Money, Money For today’s grandparents, legacy is not only what you leave behind. It’s also a reflection of how you live today. By Elyse
By Dennis Miller, grandfather and financial advisor When I was still a young buck out in the workplace, financial magazines periodically published worksheets for calculating when you had enough money
By Richard Bauman (Editor’s Note: My grandmother used to tell all of her grandchildren to never leave a penny on the floor and to put it into their piggy banks.
When once-great companies like Hewlett-Packard write off a few billion dollars because of an ill-advised acquisition, or the management of one of our investments pays themselves outrageous bonuses, it should
By Grandfather, Dennis MillerAre annuities the greatest thing since sliced bread? Well, no, but they do make sense for some investors as part of their portfolio. However, we have to
By Dennis Miller Many grandparents are afraid they simply won’t be able to retire – or stay retired – when and how they planned. We can talk about retiring later,
By Dennis Miller Go into any fast food restaurant or retail store and you’ll find a lot of seniors working for minimum wage. Here’s why. When personal computers hit the
By Dennis Miller Live off the interest, and never touch the principal. Today’s retirees had this drummed into their minds long ago. It is, after all, a laudable goal, and
By: Laura Nikolovska Spring is here and you know what that means; warmer weather, spring cleaning, and… yard sales! Generally speaking, garage sales are a great place to get a