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You see them on TV — the parade of “B” actors talking in smooth, reassuring tones about how great a reverse mortgage can be. If it’s such a great deal, …

If there was a bright side to the recession of 2008/2009, it was that Americans shed billions in debt, at least temporarily. Consumers just stopped spending and paid down their …

A surprising number of people don’t use traditional banking services. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as many as 40 million Americans do not have an account at a …

The president’s plan for a new type of retirement account called “MyRA” is unlikely to work, even for the low-income Americans it’s intended to aid. While advertised as offering guaranteed …

Most people are not great negotiators — and end up losing against people who not only are good negotiators, but have the home court advantage. Learning to level the playing field in …

Tax filing season is fast approaching, and with it the usual headaches of how to file, what to deduct, when to file, and what to include. You can make the …

Scams are everywhere these days. As a matter of fact, they are even tougher to avoid — because of the Internet. You have worked very hard for your retirement time …

In the years leading up to the great housing meltdown of 2005/2006, I had a real estate agent license. That was mainly a money-saving convenience for my own real estate …

Older Americans are currently dominating the percentages when it comes to the health care signup process. While many younger Americans were responsible for putting Obama in office, it seems like …

The key to financial well-being is not so much having a lot of money but how you manage it. To be sure having money helps, but it’s not entirely necessary …