Predicting the Future

Predicting the Future

The great baseball philosopher Yogi Berra supposedly said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” He is right. But we do it anyhow.   Half of my friends are confidently predicting a crash is coming. But the remaining half of my friends are...
Two things you should know about Medicare part B

Two things you should know about Medicare part B

Would you like to keep your retirement health insurance costs as low as possible?  Make sure you understand Medicare part B and pay attention to two key details as you plan your retirement income.        What is Medicare part B? When you retire, you will generally use...
COLA – Will it continue?

COLA – Will it continue?

An important factor to our ongoing retirement income is how the Social Security payment grows over time.  This Cost-of-Living Adjustment, or COLA, is announced annually for the following year.  It might make a few bucks to a few hundred dollars difference monthly, but...
COLA – Will it continue?

COLA – What is it?

  An important factor to our ongoing retirement income is how the Social Security payment grows over time. This Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, is announced annually for the following year.  It might make a few bucks to a few hundred dollars difference...