personal finance
What to Know about Downsizing, Parents, and Banking
Over the last few years, I’ve helped my mother downsize from a 2000 square foot house to a 2-bedroom apartment. Once again, we are making a move, this time 500 miles away to be closer to me, my daughter and granddaughter, and her sister. Near or far, downsizing a parent is a huge project. The…
Read MoreSuddenly there’s Half: Financial Recovery After Divorce
If you are over 50 and divorced, there’s a new term for us: Gray Divorce. Interestingly, the Pew Research Center identified in 2016, 15% of divorces occurred after age 50 compared to 11% of marriages that ended with the death of a spouse. That number is continuing to grow as Boomers and GenXers are living…
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