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Here are two situations I reviewed recently. A 74-year-old man got a bill for his colonoscopy. He thought this was supposed to be a free procedure.…

One of the most difficult steps in estate planning is developing a plan to preserve a collection or other special assets. Serious collectors often put a…

For those of you that have been affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision or the Government Pension Offset, this may be the most important article you…

Burnout isn’t just an issue in the workplace. In fact, it may be even more common in our financial lives. Sure, we’ve all heard about the…

Bad: stubborn price increases. Surprisingly good these days: Your ability to outrun them. By William Baldwin, Senior Contributor Ugly truth about inflation: Once it gets started,…

Many retirees plan to spend their retirement savings quite frugally, according to a few recent reports and studies. For example, a recent survey report, To Spend…

When you change jobs, you’ll need to decide what to do with your old 401(k). A common choice is to roll the old 401(k) into an…

My husband and I enjoy the Netflix show, “Man on the Inside,” starring Ted Danson. Danson plays Charles, a retired professor of engineering who has recently…

Some parents do a fine or at least adequate job. Some do not. For those adult children who did not have adequate parenting, there may come…

By Lucy Lazarony, Next Avenue Michael Murray has been trading Massachusetts’ snow for Florida’s sun for 15 winters. At first, he and his wife, Caroline, headed…