by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 11, 2018 | Advice, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News |
(TNS)—Simple math suggests it’s probably better to pay off debt before saving for retirement or adding to your emergency fund. Generally, if you’re paying more interest than you’re earning in interest, you’re losing money. But personal finance...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 4, 2018 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, Lifestyle |
(TNS)—Q: A friend and I signed up for a Smithsonian Journeys European trip. Unfortunately, she fell and broke her wrist, which required extensive surgery, and the doctors told her not to travel. I invited my daughter to go with me and paid my friend for the cost of...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 3, 2018 | Advice, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News |
(TNS)—Q: I own my home with my life partner with “right of survivorship” and understand that if one of us were to pass, the other would solely own the home. However, the mortgage loan is just in my name. What happens if I die before him? A: There are many...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 27, 2018 | Advice, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Millennials are faced with the internal conflict almost every day: live comfortably now, or later? Thanks to $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, rapidly increasing healthcare costs and high living costs, scraping by now often can be prioritized over worrying...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 26, 2018 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, Lifestyle, Tip of the Day |
The airfare to Europe can be pricey, but if you choose a less-traveled time of year and sign up with Airfarewatchdog to get price drop alerts, you should be able to find a reasonable fare. The best news is that, if you skip the most popular capitals like London or...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 18, 2018 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Interest rates are going up. The Federal Reserve in June hiked rates for the second time in 2018, and there could be two more rate hikes before the end of the year, including one at this month’s Fed meeting. Sure, the increases mean it will cost more to...