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How to choose charities to support from a pool of 10 million?
With the holiday season in full swing, many people want to make charitable contributions. Daily reminders from your house of worship or Toys for Tots to TV ads and emails ask for donations. It’s hard to miss the message of other’s not-so-good fortune. There is so much need. But how do you decide which charities to support? There are somewhere…
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Time to Re-shop for your Medicare Part D Plan
It’s not quite the most wonderful time of the year. But before the holidays roll around, it is the most critical time for everyone on Medicare. That’s because it’s your only time of the year to re-shop for your Medicare…
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The 2021 Fearless Retirement Summit & Social Security Checklists
Welcome to the follow up information from The Fearless Retirement Summit – 2021, hosted by Tom Morris of Northwestern Mutual. I hope you had a an excellent experience and learned why it’s so important to retire to something. And, of…
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How Much Do You Really Know about Social Security?
Social Security benefits are the most important source of cash many people have for retirement. The checks won’t necessarily be your biggest source of income. But it is the very foundation upon which your financial success is built. You can…
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I just ordered my 60th birthday crown!
What seems like just a moment ago, I woke up to my younger daughter wishing me a happy birthday. She gleefully added, “Gee, Ma, you’re halfway to 100! That’s old!” For all of us math-whiz’s out there, that’s when I…
July is National Ice Cream Month!
Here we are in July already. 2021 is halfway over. And, happily, it’s National Ice Cream Month! I do love ice cream on a hot summer day. And, boy has it been hot out there this summer. And, a funny…
Keeping up a strong credit score is critical in retirement
Retirement means freedom from a lot of the hustle and bustle of decades of a fast-paced life. It’s time to take the exit ramp from that overheated, super-highway of life. These are the best years of our lives. And, we’ve…
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Downsizing: aka How to Eat an Elephant
You know that old joke: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Hahaha. Well, nothing is truer than when it comes to downsizing. Think about it. You’ve spent 30, 40 or 50 years accumulating a million…
