financial planning

Financial Makeovers … We All Could Use One

Posted on 05/17/2012 by Patti Shea | Home & Family blogger | Comments

Home & Family | Money & Savings | Your LifeAre you a caregiver, like me, who thinks about everyone besides yourself? Could you use a day to feel pampered? I know how it is, running around with to-do lists. At 41, I’m already beginning to think about my future, but with my crazy schedule I hardly have time to think about where I’ll be in one year, let alone 10 years…. Thankfully, I know some great folks inside AARP that are helping to make my decisions easier. And now …

The Takeaway: Keeping Your Estate Up to Date

Posted on 04/30/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsIf you have children, you’ve probably thought about who would care for them should something happen to you. But have you thought of who might care for aging parents? Today’s society demands “new considerations” when it comes to estate planning, says the BMO Retirement Institute. The group’s new report, “Estate planning in the 21st century: New considerations in a changing society,” instructs Americans to review estate plans to factor in parents, pets and technology.

The Takeaway: Saving for Retirement? Why Not to Think Big Picture

Posted on 04/27/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsWhen it comes to saving enough for retirement, it’s important to keep the big picture in mind, right? Wrong, say researchers from Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research; the href=”http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/sc-cons-0426-started-20120427,0,1799363.story”>best strategy is to think in small, concrete steps.

Planning, Planning … Poof!

Posted on 04/23/2012 by Patti Shea | Home & Family blogger | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Money & SavingsEditor’s note: This is the third in a series of guest blogs by Lee Woodruff. As I said goodbye to my father in his assisted-living facility the other day, I left shaking my head in wonderment. How had we gotten to this place? My two sisters and I had been trading shifts, running back and forth between my parents for weeks now, toggling between the hard choices about my Dad’s sliding dementia and my mother’s tenuous health, which we hoped …

The Bag Lady in Me

Posted on 04/9/2012 by Patti Shea | Home & Family blogger | Comments

Home & Family | Money & SavingsEditor’s note: This is the second in a series of guest blogs by Lee Woodruff. A recurring nightmare visits me in the middle of the hormonal sweat lodge that my bed becomes at 3:30 a.m. I’m toward the end of my life, crone-like and alone (always alone) with all of my possessions in a paper bag. My house and family are gone and I am living on the street. I once read somewhere that this phenomenon among middle-aged women is …

To Do: Watch NBC Nightly News Tonight

Posted on 01/13/2012 by Alejandra Owens | General News | Comments

Money & Savings | WorkI know, Friday nights are for watching movies, having dinner with friends or doing anything other than thinking about retirement planning. But! Hear us out here. Tonight on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, AARP’s very own Jean Setzfand will be on. See, Jean is our VP of Financial Security, which is to say, Jean knows her stuff about all things financial and retirement planning. She’ll be on the news tonight talking about retirement planning: steps you can follow to …