What Is Hospice, and Is It a Good Idea? The Not-So-Scary Truth
At some point, you will approach the end of your life, and you will need to be ready. It can be daunting, isolating, and confusing, but it doesn’t have to... Read More
What Are My Healthcare Options When I Retire?
When I learned on Facebook that my retired college advisor, English professor, and friend John Peavoy, Ph.D., was undergoing radiation treatment for a “scabby thing on his head,” I expressed... Read More
What Is Social Security?
Social Security is probably America’s most important social program, and it helps more than just old people. In fact, you could argue it is the nation’s most successful anti-poverty program... Read More
5 Retirement Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Retirement is the universal goal. Many people have various financial goals; retirement stands alone as being the only goal everyone has. They may call it something else, financial independence or... Read More
What Is Cryptocurrency?
There’s a revolution unfolding before our very eyes, and I’m not talking about geopolitics. I’m talking about currencies — cryptocurrencies, that is. This revolution, currently in its infancy, will eventually... Read More
What Is an Index Fund?
Call the index (mutual) fund the quiet cousin of ETFs. It works pretty much the same way. In other words, it tracks an index, or what’s called a “benchmark,” such as... Read More