When it comes to their children, many parents take the view that supporting their kids is first priority. That’s admirable from a family standpoint, but may not be optimal from a financial one. And nowhere does this have bigger consequences than with college expenses. A common question I encounter is whether or not it’s possible to…
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I recently attended a seminar about public pension reform led by Chuck Reed, formerly mayor of San Jose and currently board member of the Retirement Security Initiative. As you probably recall, Reed led the effort to pass a pension reform measure for San Jose in 2012. Here are some of the implications of the underfunded…
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It’s well-understood that as we age, we experience a general decline in our physical health. And there is increasing evidence that cognitive decline in old age is also natural and inevitable, and cannot be slowed by education or intelligence, nor by so-called brain exercises such as solving crossword puzzles. Our brain, like the rest of…
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In today’s world, newly-minted retirees are being forced to take on risks that their predecessors did not have to deal with. Prior to the 1990s, a retiree could typically count on a guaranteed amount of income from social security and from company pensions lasting until he or she passed away. In effect, the federal government…
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On November 2, 2015 President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. With the stroke of a pen he and Congress eliminated some lucrative Social Security (SS) benefits that had been on the books for well over a decade. Here’s a brief summary on what has changed and who can still take advantage of…
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If you own a small business, chances are you expect to use the equity you’ve built up over the years to fund all or part of your retirement. At the same time, you may want to pass on ownership of the business to your family to ensure that they can benefit from it beyond your…
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