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A Day In The Life: How Thinking About Retirement Today Can Help You Down The Road

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on January 30th, 2019

Imagine that you’re playing a game of Charades and you’ve been assigned the task of communicating the process of retirement planning using only a series of gestures. Do you reach for your imaginary calculator and frantically punch numbers into thin air while transmuting the imaginary results onto your imaginary blackboard?

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10 Painless Financial Resolutions You Can Actually Keep

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on December 28th, 2018

A new year is a time for self-improvement and renewal. Where bad habits and regret are cast aside and replaced with virtuous activities that are intended to make us better human beings. Good intentions and optimism may carry the day and help some attain their goals of better health, greater wealth, or a host of other desirable outcomes.

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2018 Medicare Open Enrollment: a shopper’s guide

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on October 12th, 2018

It’s that time of year again. If you’re one of the roughly 44 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, get ready for some year-end shopping. Medicare’s annual open enrollment period runs from October 15th until December 7th and presents seniors with a great opportunity to manage their health care costs for the coming year.

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Navigating the long-term care planning labyrinth

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on August 24th, 2018

No one wants to think that they or someone they love will need long-term care services, but with the population of older Americans set to rapidly expand it is a reality that is difficult to ignore.

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Home Ownership: Renting versus buying, and changing incentives under the new tax law

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on March 16th, 2018

For many, owning a home is part of the American dream and one that the United States government actively encourages through a variety of subsidies that are designed to give more Americans the keys to their own home. Homeownership is thought to create stronger communities, build family wealth and foster economic development. Creating incentives to expand homeownership has been a staple of U.S.

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How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Affects You

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on November 9th, 2017

On November 2nd, following months of buzz but few details, the House of Representatives introduced the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, the opening salvo in what is sure to be a contentious process of turning complex legislation into law before Congress’s self-imposed year-end deadline.

Summary of the Bill

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2017 Medicare Open Enrollment Checklist

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on October 28th, 2017

It’s that time of year again. If you’re one of the roughly 45 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, get ready for some year-end shopping. Medicare open enrollment for Medicare Supplement and Advantage plans and Medicare prescription drug plans runs from October 15th until December 7th. Open enrollment presents a great opportunity for seniors to manage their health care costs for the coming year. On offer is the opportunity to switch from one Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement or Part D prescription drug plan to another, switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan (also known as Part C), or enroll in a Part D prescription drug plan. Any changes or new enrollment will become effective on January 1, 2018.

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How Political Climates Affect the Financial Market

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on September 26th, 2017

If you’re a fan of political dramas on televisions, you’ll know that the turbulent world of politics has an affect on the global financial markets. But what about in real life? How much does art - if you can call shows like Scandal, Veep, and House of Cards art - imitate life, and vice versa?

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How Political Climates Affect the Financial Market

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on September 26th, 2017

If you’re a fan of political dramas on televisions, you’ll know that the turbulent world of politics has an affect on the global financial markets. But what about in real life? How much does art - if you can call shows like Scandal, Veep, and House of Cards art - imitate life, and vice versa?

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Should You Purchase Car Rental Insurance?

Submitted by The Retirement Maven™ on July 21st, 2017

Anyone who has ever rented a car knows that cringing feeling that comes up when the rental agent asks whether you want to purchase rental car insurance. It’s made worse when the agent goes into a pitch about how most people’s auto insurance won’t cover all of the costs incurred should the car be damaged or stolen.

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