The Benefits of Renting for Retirees With average single-family home prices up nearly 24% since 2020 and home mortgage rates hovering above 6.5%, renting for retirees ... [Read More] 8/9/2023 | By Sandra Block
Social Security Taxes Surprise Retirees After decades of having Social Security taxes withheld from your paycheck, you may not expect to pay taxes on the ... [Read More] 7/19/2023 | By Sandra Block
RMD Strategies for Older Retirees Once you start taking required minimum distributions from tax-deferred retirement accounts, you have fewer options to lower your tax bill. ... [Read More] 6/28/2023 | By Sandra Block
Lower Taxes on RMDs Postponing withdrawal of funds from your IRA could prove costly, but withdrawing them could bump you into a high tax ... [Read More] 6/14/2023 | By Sandra Block
How to Give to Your Grandkids If you’re like many grandparents, you’d like to give to your grandkids in order to give them a financial leg ... [Read More] 6/7/2023 | By David Rodeck
Life Insurance and Empty Nests Many retirees drop their life insurance once their kids have grown up, but a policy may still make sense, even ... [Read More] 5/31/2023 | By David Rodeck
Free Yourself of Stuff: Decluttering and Downsizing Once he retired, Jakob Miller finally had the time and energy to organize his three-bedroom home and start decluttering and ... [Read More] 4/19/2023 | By Dawn Wotapka
Regulators Focus on Frauds Targeting Seniors Andrew Hartnett, deputy commissioner of the Iowa Insurance Division and president of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), looks ... [Read More] 3/22/2023 | By Lisa Gerstner, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Closing the Retirement Income Gap By the time you reach your 50s, you should start to get a handle on your retirement income. How much ... [Read More] 3/15/2023 | By Sandra Block
How a Roth Can Defuse a Retirement Tax Bomb A Roth 401(k) can defuse a retirement tax bomb. Decades of salting away part of your paycheck in a 401(k) ... [Read More] 1/25/2023 | By Sandra Block