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Educate Yourself About Divorce
The decision to get a divorce will be one of the biggest and most consequential choices of your life. Your divorce will directly impact your finances, your quality of living, the lives of your children, and your own emotional health.
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What divorce after 50 means to you
What Divorce After 50 Means For Your Retirement Divorce, Retirement By WIFE Editor The National Center for Family and Marriage Released a surprising study that showed divorce rates between adults 50 and older doubled between 1990 and...
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Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time to appreciate what we value most, a time to cherish the many gifts we have, and the people that make life special. We can also be thankful that we live in a great country known for its prosperity and abundance...
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Will your family be okay if you do not make it home tonight?
This past week, I attended a funeral for a cousin who had knee replacement surgery. While in the hospital and in recovery, he developed a blot clot and died. The surgeon said he had never lost a patient with this surgery in his 38...
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Thinking of a Divorce? Make Sure You Can Access Cash!
Thinking of a Divorce? Make Sure You Can Access Cash! Divorce, Food for Thought / By Candace Bahr and Ginita Wall, CPA, CFP® You can’t predict how your spouse will react when you announce that you want a divorce. If your...
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Can You Do Your Own Divorce?
Question My husband and I are talking about getting a divorce after six years of marriage. We don’t have any children, and he thinks we can do it ourselves. What do you think? Answer Doing your own divorce makes can make sense...
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Did you know many beneficiaries are either dead or divorced?
If you’re like many, you’ve planned carefully so your loved ones will benefit should you die. But will they? My free attached guide 5 Potential Beneficiary Designation Pitfalls shows how to ensure they will...
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Happy Labor Day!
More than just a bookend to the summer season, Labor Day is a celebration of workers' contributions to the well-being of our country and the economy.Labor Day was first celebrated on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with...
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Introducing For Women By Women
As you are aware, I focus on helping women build their house of financial security. My true passion is helping women who suddenly find themselves alone. Alone due to divorce, losing a loved one, or single and suddenly retired. There...
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Inflation Can Be a Scary Word
Inflation can be a scary word for people who are retired. It’s code for “prices are going up, but my income may stay the same.”The most recent reading on consumer prices put inflation back into the conversation. The...
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Election 2020: Economic Issues in the Crosshairs
It should come as no surprise to hear the economy is the top issue for voters in the 2020 election. Nearly 8 in ten voters say that the economy will be very important to them when they cast their votes.1But when voters say...
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Have you been thinking about life insurance?
In our uncertain climate, it’s unsurprising that when American investors are thinking about their financial strategy, that the topic of life insurance comes up.For some, it’s always been front of mind. For younger...
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30-year Home Loans Fall to Historic Lows
Lately, it can feel like each day brings a new headline about fluctuating market behavior. But amid the ups and downs of 2020, there may be some potential good news on the horizon. On July 16, 2020, the interest rate for a 30-year...
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How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement?
"Will I outlive my retirement money?" That's one of the top fears for people who are starting to prepare for their retirement years.So I have to chuckle a bit when I see headlines that say, "Here's how much money Americans think they...
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Are you a spender or are you a saver? You may have habits of both the spender and the saver, but you have a primary personality. I am a spender and for the longest time beat myself up about this. I should know better and I should be...
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CARES Act: Will There Be a Phase 4?
With the economy and financial markets flashing mixed signals, it’s no wonder that lawmakers are deadlocked on whether to pass a Phase 4 of the CARES Act.More than $3 trillion in stimulus has been pushed into the economy since...
Read MoreThe SECURE Act: What It Means to Your Retirement and Your Estate Plan
The SECURE Act: What It Means to Your Retirement and Your Estate Plan BY MARGARET MULDOON | JANUARY 31, 2020715 The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act is the most significant retirement reform...
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4th of July
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day or July 4th, has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution....
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I am so very excited to say my new website has launched. During the COVID-19 shutdown, i have been working to get this website up and running. Response from my clients has been very positive. My goal for my website is to be easy to...
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A Woman is Like a Tea Bag
This is a time of challenge; some would say this is a frightening time. And to borrow a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt, “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it is hot water.” The first thing you...
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For 2020, a new year, the beginning of a new decade.
Just like most other women, at the beginning of every year, I take stock of the past year. I question myself for what went well what did not go so well, whatwould I change and then I set goals for the new year. In 2020, not only do we...
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