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Retirement Planning With Health Care Expenses in Mind

Retirement Planning With Health Care Expenses in Mind It is only wise to consider what Medicare wont cover in the future. As you save for retirement, you also recognize the possibility of having to pay major health care costs in the future. Is there some way to plan for these expenses years in advance? Just how great might those expenses be? Theres no rote answer, of course, but recent surveys from AARP and Fidelity Investments reveal that too many baby [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2017-03-28T08:17:25-04:00June 5th, 2014|Health Insurance, Personal Finance, Retirement|Comments Off

The Economy Heads for Normal

The Economy Heads for Normal A look at the fundamentals affirms the hunch. The stock market may be up and down this year, but America’s economic recovery seems to be proceeding at a decent pace. Anyone who wants some evidence of that can find it in some key fundamental indicators. Pessimists may counter: didn’t the economy grow just 0.1% in the first quarter? Indeed, that was the federal government’s initial estimate – but the initial estimate of quarterly GDP is [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2017-03-28T08:17:25-04:00May 29th, 2014|Business/Economic News|Comments Off

Women, Longevity Risk & Retirement Saving

Women, Longevity Risk & Retirement Saving Statistics point out the need to save early, save consistently & stay invested. Will you live to be 100? If you’re a woman, your odds of becoming a centenarian are seemingly better than those of men. In the 2010 U.S. Census, over 80% of Americans aged 100 or older were women.1 Will you eventually live alone? According to the Administration on Aging (a division of the federal government’s Department of Health & Human Services), [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2017-03-28T08:17:25-04:00May 15th, 2014|Investing, Personal Finance, Women & Finances|Comments Off

Flash Boys Takes Aim at Wall Street

Flash Boys Takes Aim at Wall Street A new best-seller makes two provocative assertions. But how true are they? Is Wall Street out of control? Main Street and Wall Street are abuzz over Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, the new book from Berkeley-based journalist Michael Lewis (author of Moneyball and The Blind Side, London School of Economics graduate and former bond salesman). Flash Boys makes a couple of bold conclusions, which the media have had a field day with. [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2017-03-28T08:17:26-04:00May 1st, 2014|Business/Economic News, Investing|Comments Off

Retire at 65 … Or Not?

Retire at 65 ... Or Not? Your assets matter more than your age. Isn’t 65 the traditional retirement age? Perhaps, but baby boomers are modifying the definition of a traditional retirement (if not redefining it altogether). The Social Security Administration has subtly revised its definition of the traditional retirement age as well. If you glance at the SSA website, the “full” retirement age for Americans born from 1943-1954 is 66, and it is 67 for those born in 1960 and [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2017-03-28T08:17:26-04:00April 17th, 2014|Financial Fitness, Retirement, Social Sercurity Planning|Comments Off