Between a man and a woman with similar backgrounds, it’s the female who will have to work harder to ensure that her assets don’t run out before her time on Earth does. The good news, though, is that women are more likely to save than men, and they're saving a higher percentage of their wages.…
For many of us, an individual retirement account (IRA) is one of the best ways to save for our golden years. And, once we’re gone, it’s easy for our surviving spouse to roll these funds over into his or her IRA. The conversation about IRAs becomes a bit more complex when we have to think…
More and more, our lives are going digital. Our memories, our ideas, our personal information and our finances all are stored electronically. What happens to all of this when we pass away or are incapacitated? The time to plan is now. Just this year, Facebook began allowing its users to name a person who will…
Same-sex couples in more and more states are now able to be legally married. But with this new right comes some important financial considerations. First, some background. The Defense of Marriage Act was passed into law in 1996. Two key controversial parts of the bill were Section 2, which allows each state to decide whether…
