Financially Speaking Blog
Charitable Donations Can Be A Win-Win
Making a donation to charity directly from your IRA is a financial step that doesn’t always get a lot of publicity, but a U.S. News and World Report article How…
Developing a Realizable Vision for Retirement
By Richard Atkinson Retirement is a totally new stage of life. With some careful prioritizing-and collaborating with your financial professional-you can design a working plan for retirement that may surpass…
The Future Of Social Security
Many Americans are concerned about the future of Social Security because, for a lot of people, Social Security income is one of the most important elements of their financial strategy…
Social Security, Medicare, and HSAs
By Elaine Floyd, CFP® If your employer health plan is a health savings account (HSA) paired with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP), you may have a problem when you turn…
How Savers and Spenders Can Meet in the Middle
Couples who have opposite philosophies regarding saving and spending often have trouble finding common ground, and money arguments frequently erupt. But you can learn to work with – and even…
Economic Fallout and Elections: Myth vs. Reality
The upcoming presidential election is already dominating the news. While many people presume if their preferred candidate doesn’t win there will be negative economic fallout, more than 90 years of…