Blogs

2020 Update: Selling Your Life Policy as a Retirement Asset for Cash
Regardless of the ebb and flow of stocks and bonds, there is an asset that continues to show growth in the financial markets: life settlements. In 2018, the industry posted

Maximizing Your 401K Contributions
So, you want to retire as a millionaire. … Well, let’s hope you started saving in your mid-20s. Oh, you didn’t? The road is a lot rockier but it’s still

Retirement and How to Get There
Retirement may not be on your radar – and certainly not saving money for when you decide to put up your feet – but now is the time to begin

The American Dream, or Nightmare?
You’ve worked hard, saved money, invested wisely – and now, you want to enjoy retirement. It’s the final chapters of the American Dream many people strive for during their younger

Surviving the High Cost of Illness – Morning Blend Interview
Financial Options for Peace of Mind While Treating & Living with Cancer Satellite Interview on Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7:00 am – 1:00 pm ET See

5 Tips for Safer Post Holiday Shopping Online
’Tis the season for kicking online shopping into overdrive. With that in mind, you should be self-aware while on the worldwide web. There are bandits lurking along the information highway,

More Older Couples are Shacking Up
Married … with children – or without – is still the all-American way. However, the share of adults who cohabitate has more than doubled since 1993, to 7% from 3%,

New Secure Act Makes Retirement Saving Easier
Three years in the making and designed to raise the level and security of retirement saving, the SECURE Act includes reforms that could make saving for retirement easier and more

Being Older Does Not Mean Unemployable
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 prohibits employment discrimination against people age 40 or older. But a 2009 Supreme Court decision – Gross v. FBL Financial Services