From our earliest days most of us were taught to be generous, especially with those closest to us. But ironically, as we enter retirement and confront the need to be more cautious with our own money, our adult kids and grandkids are just coming into the phase of their lives when financial crises seem to … Read more
Here at AgingOptions we typically find blog stories to share with you from various reliable online news sources – but this story is taken from a flyer that just landed in our mailbox. As part of their ongoing effort to protect seniors from unscrupulous thieves who are always trying to steal their identities and their … Read more
If you’re getting closer and closer to age 65 – or if you’re over 65 and about to leave your employer’s health care plan for the last time – then Medicare enrollment is about to become a reality for you. During a window of about 6 or 7 months, starting three months before your 65th … Read more
When you look into your future, what do you think “retirement” will be like? As we’ve discovered in our interaction with thousands of retirees, the answers vary widely. But the reality can be filled with surprises, both happy ones and not so happy ones, which is why we decided to revisit a story we originally … Read more
If you’re like most people over 50, you’ve probably been thinking about retirement for years. When will I retire? Will I be able to afford it? How will I know when the time is right? And what will “retirement” look like and feel like? At AgingOptions, helping people answer questions like these – and, most … Read more
It’s hardly big news anymore to report that American workers aren’t doing a very good job of saving for retirement. But just how big a problem this represents hasn’t been carefully studied, until a new analysis done earlier in 2017 which showed that the problem of “401(k) neglect” is even worse than previously thought. That’s … Read more
The firestorm broke just one year ago. In the final months of the outgoing Obama Administration, Treasury Department officials proposed new rules that would have drastically affected the process of transferring a family business to heirs on the death of the business owner. The proposed rules would have significantly increased the estate tax burden on … Read more
As today’s baby boomers enter their retirement years, a large number say they are hoping and planning for a “phased retirement.” Gone are the days when an employee hung up their tool belt or put aside the briefcase on their 65th or 66th birthday and simply called it quits. These days the plan for millions … Read more
If you pass away with a reverse mortgage in place, is your spouse protected – even if he or she never signed the original loan documents? There was a time, until about two years ago, when the answer to that question was unclear, and reverse mortgages could sometimes leave surviving spouses in a tough bind, … Read more
“The death of a beloved person is a scenario we all dread, and rightly so. It is one of the most devastating experiences one can endure. In the initial period of time after it occurs, most people wonder whether they’ll survive. So if it happens to you, what can you expect and how do you … Read more
Will your plan for retirement lead to disaster if your health fails? Will you end up forced into institutional care, go broke paying for care, or become a burden on your family?
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