It's National Save for Retirement Week!
I know we have weeks dedicated to so many different things. Did you know we have a donut week? So we should have a Save for Retirement week!
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I know we have weeks dedicated to so many different things. Did you know we have a donut week? So we should have a Save for Retirement week!
Being a Snowbird could be a great lifestyle in retirement but one place will need to be your legal residence and it's the laws of that state which will dictate your estate planning.
If you have retired early and to save money you got the least expensive HMO you could find it might not cover routine procedures if you are out of state.
If you think you might like the RV life style do some homework before you make a down payment on an RV.
"Let's go someplace warm this winter" is heard in many conversations. You want some place warm to avoid the winter cold and snow.
When it's snowing and blowing with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees in New England the snowbirds want to be somewhere where it's sunny and a pleasant 75 degrees.
You've worked very hard to achieve your goals and accumulate assets. Now you need to protect them!
Life is full of obstacles! A stock market downturn, a job loss, illness, a disability, divorce, a boomerang kid, even elderly parents needing financial help.
Knowing when you want to reach your goals is your time horizon and that should dictate what you invest in and how much risk you take.
A net worth is a snap shot of where you are financially at a given moment in time. It is a list of your assets and your liabilities.
The financial choices in our lives are overwhelming. It's become a lot more complicated and involves a lot more planning than it used to.
This rarely happens, but retirement planning should start with your first job.
Social Security is synonymous with retirement income, but it is much more.
The retirement income gap is currently 44 cents for women for every $1 that men will collect and it's been well reported that more women than men will encounter financial hardship during retirement.
Although better educated than their mothers and grandmothers, today's women are still not earning as much as men.
For many women their biggest fear is that they will be penniless and homeless in their old age and unable to afford food, shelter, and medical care.
Even if you leave everything in your will or trust to your spouse or children, if your mother is still named on the retirement plan or life insurance she will receive the proceeds.
According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's latest study on borrowing, more than 20% of participants have outstanding loans from their retirement plans.
You may think your credit report is perfect because you have never been late or missed any of your loan payments, but recent studies have shown that perhaps as many as 50% of all credit reports have errors in them.
We all do some really dumb things when it comes to our money, but sometimes it's not what we do...it's what we don't do.
Almost 50% of Massachusetts residents have an emergency fund that will last them 3 months according to a study done by FINRA's Investor Education Foundation.
Most investors don't even realize they are in the wrong type of investment until it's too late.
Ask any 65-year-old what they would have done differently and 90% will tell you that they should have started saving sooner!
I know the temptation is there, but using your home as collateral puts you at risk of losing your home!
I don't know anyone who doesn't have at least one money regret.
Ranger Suarez struck out eight in seven innings of one-run ball, Wilyer Abreu hit a tiebreaking two-run double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday to halt a three-game skid.
Susan Taraskiewicz was working the ramp at Boston's Logan Airport almost 34 years ago when she was murdered.
Rhode Island health officials are warning about an incident involving a potentially rabid bat at the Roger Williams Zoo.
Authorities say Sandwich, Massachusetts Police Officer Matthew Cotter is facing a drunk driving charge after an off-duty crash.
The WBZ-TV Weather Team is issuing a NEXT Weather Alert for a potentially tricky weather situation for Sunday.
The WBZ-TV Weather Team is issuing a NEXT Weather Alert for a potentially tricky weather situation for Sunday.
Susan Taraskiewicz was working the ramp at Boston's Logan Airport almost 34 years ago when she was murdered.
Authorities say Sandwich, Massachusetts Police Officer Matthew Cotter is facing a drunk driving charge after an off-duty crash.
Rhode Island health officials are warning about an incident involving a potentially rabid bat at the Roger Williams Zoo.
Ranger Suarez struck out eight in seven innings of one-run ball, Wilyer Abreu hit a tiebreaking two-run double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday to halt a three-game skid.
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Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
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Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
A former FAA special agent says the 9/11 attacks never should have happened because the government was aware of the vulnerabilities.
According to I-Team sources, a Massachusetts State Police trooper allegedly targeted his former girlfriend with racist messages after she began dating a man of color.
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Jon Keller said it's a mistake to think that young people will automatically gravitate to a younger candidate in Massachusetts.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
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For the first time ever, the annual Red Bandana Game was held on 9/11, honoring Welles Crowther's heroism.
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New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown has landed on the injured reserve list, according to reports.
Drake Maye threw three interceptions in the fourth quarter, as the Patriots opened the season by blowing a 10-point lead and losing 13-10 to the Seahawks.
A magazine borrowed from the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire 132 years ago has finally been returned.
A blue marlin weighing 1,260 pounds was caught by a charter fishing boat off Massachusetts.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.