Wasting Time…

Such a common phrase heard and spoken more than one can count. And for many, no words could be truer!!! After tackling one obstacle after another to achieve the American Dream, you would think that wasting Time is not an option. Then why do so many of us do just that? While raising the family,…

Preparing your Finances

Create Your Personal Financial Inventory Your personal financial inventory is important, because it gives you a snapshot of the health of your bottom line. This annual self-check should include: A list of assets, including : your emergency fund retirement accounts other investment and savings accounts real estate equity education savings etc. (any valuable jewelry, such as…

Social Security Solvency Update

Social Security’s Board of Trustees have released their annual budgetary status of the nation’s largest entitlement program. The challenges confronting the program are no mystery, with different variables undermining the long-term solvency of the trust fund. The key takeaway from this year’s report relating to the Old-Age and Survivors Protections (OASI) – which pays month to month retirement benefits to Americans – reads:  “The OASI Trust Fund reserves are projected to become depleted in 2034, at which time OASI income would be sufficient to pay 76 percent of OASI scheduled benefits.” In other words, if…