You must avoid it. Think about tomorrow, not just today. No woman wants to end up a “bag lady” – impoverished, out of options, left to fend for herself on the streets. Only a tiny percentage of women from affluent households will experience this retirement nightmare, but that does not mean the risk should be dismissed. This is the financial circumstance you may fear more than any other. What can you do to counter that fear and guard against running out of money in retirement?

Plan to create a pool of healthcare dollars that you can use when the time comes. How will you pay for long-term care? At the moment, you may not be able to answer that question – but long-term care insurance can provide an answer for you. Why are baby boomers opting to make long-term care coverage an important part of their retirement strategies? The reasons to get an LTC policy at or after age 50 are very compelling. Your premium payments buy you access to a large pool of m

How to help your family avoid scams and other fraud. We are becoming more familiar with the notion of financial abuse targeting elders – scams and other exploitation targeting the savings of people aged 60 and older – but many may think, “it won’t happen to my family” or “my relative is too smart to be taken in by this.” These assumptions are only wishful thinking; this sort of fraud is on the rise, so it’s important to talk to your loved ones about what to look for, and ho

Sometimes planning for retirement isn’t entirely about money. How many words have been written about retirement? It’s a preoccupation for many, and we devote so much time, thought, and energy toward saving for the last day we go to work. Saving and investing in such a way that we no longer have to work may seem ideal at first, but it raises a question: what do you have planned for all of that free time? What do you do with your first day? Maybe you finally take that big vacat