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Following divorce, women are often in more a more vulnerable financial place than they had formally been. Many are not properly informed about benefits available to them from their former spouse despite the divorce, and this is especially troublesome if retirement is looming. For example, consider Social Security. Did you…

There’s a lot of myth and misunderstanding out there regarding the long term viability of Social Security. While it’s unlikely to go bust in our lifetime, there are serious policy questions about it’s long term viability and changes that need to happen. But that’s a provocative topic few politicians are…

It’s certainly not the usual holiday season this year. Whether you’re looking forward to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza, or another cultural celebration, it’s unlikely you’ll partake in the usual festivities or merrymaking. In fact, very little may resemble prior years’ celebrations, with perhaps the exception of gift-giving. But even that will…

By Barry Feigenbaum   Welcome back to Your Money Matters. In this installment, I want to discuss how your financial planning functions like a driving app on your phone; you know, like Google Maps or Waze. It’s a tool that tells us how to get to where we want to…

By Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus   The death of a spouse is not only heartbreaking. It can also thrust a woman into a maze of decisions she may not have expected to face alone. In the midst of grief, even routine money matters can feel unfamiliar. And…

We certainly live in an “interesting” time. Class, cultural, and political divisions are rampant throughout the country, and tensions are high as violence becomes more common and partisanship and social media blind us from universally shared facts and truth. In such times, it’s natural to see younger people front and…