New study explores financial health of surviving spouses
When Catherine DeCarlo's husband, Anthony, died nine years ago at 46, there was enough life insurance to pay off her home mortgage, Social Security survivor benefits for her three young...
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Retirement savings plans fit for entrepreneurs
Large employers have been rolling out a slew of 401(k) bells and whistles designed to get workers to save more, but what about those who are going it alone? As...
Golin CEO Fred Cook wants to go all in
As McDonald's prepared to report a big drop in quarterly profits, its longtime Chicago PR agency of record was moving to address the elephant under the golden arches. Behind the...
Guard against inflation in retirement income
Thanks to inflation, workers will be able to sock away more in retirement accounts next year and retirees will get a modest bump in Social Security benefits. Also thanks to...
Investment strategies to take during market volatility
Another volatile, spooky October in the financial markets has forced gut checks at all three stages of the retirement spectrum, but there are ways to mitigate that sick feeling. Of...
How to choose a retirement funds adviser
Q: I am retiring in a year or so. I want to talk with someone about financial planning, taxes and retirement before Social Security kicks in. Have you heard of...
Don’t wait until retirement to calculate your food costs
After 39 years of delivering meals to the homebound, a hospital stay prompted Amy Shimberg to try a taste for herself. She said her Meals on Wheels volunteers in the...
Social Security Administration statements are back in the mail
It took an act of Congress, but Social Security statements are back in the mail. The annual personal earnings record and benefit statements were largely canned in 2011 in a...
Emotionally fraught times require extra financial care
The widow was long past the first stages of money management after her husband died, leaving her to raise her school-age children. She was past ordering extra death certificates and...
Bridging generation gap as boomers hang on to jobs
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady generated a few additional headlines recently when asked about retirement. "When I suck, I'll retire," the 37-year-old said in an interview that was picked...