The Costs of Retirement
Are you at that point in life where you need to start planning for your retirement? You may be wondering just what types of expenses that you are going to have as you move through your golden years. Of course, knowing this information will help you get a better idea [...]
Is Social Security Important to My Retirement?
If you are doing any planning for your financial future, then you have considered what your life is going to be like once you retire. Even if you have a pension, trust, IRA or other type of retirement account you have probably also considered how Social Security is going to [...]
Retirement Planning Mistakes to Avoid
Planning for retirement is something that is easier the earlier you start, and even then it is easy to make mistakes. After all, you need to make sure that you have enough money for yourself, and possibly your spouse, to last you for the rest of your lives. That is [...]
Avoid These Costly Social Security Mistakes
Planning for retirement is tricky. If social security is going to figure into your retirement plan, and it should, then you need to make sure that you avoid making common mistakes. The Social Security program is complicated and has many rules that can be easy to miss or misunderstand. Here are [...]
Putting Your Best Foot Forward for a Wonderful Cause
Anyone who knows me and who has worked with me knows that I am never one to shy away from helping out for a great cause. My family and I have been part of the Parma community for decades; I was born here, I went to school here and it's [...]
Signs your Elderly Loved Ones Need Financial Help
Think of what causes you the most stress in life…finances are probably at the top of the list. As people age, finances can become more and more difficult to manage…particularly as the rigors of age set in. While many elderly folks struggle with finances, they may not want to admit [...]
Help Keep your Parents Safe from Scammers
It is an unfortunate fact of life in our time that scammers are everywhere. Think about the amount of emails that you get from “Nigerian princes” alone. While the seasoned vets can probably spot a scammer from a few hundred yards away, it isn’t so simple for your parents or [...]
How to Have the Money Talk with Aging Seniors
The last thing you want to do is sit your parents or elderly loved ones down and tell them how to spend their money. After all, they are probably the ones who taught you how it was done in the first place. As people get older they may begin to [...]