Your Money
Money can’t buy happiness but a well managed and secure
financial life can certainly help you do the things that make you happy. Gone are the days of living off pensions and social security. Modern retirement involves wise investments, diversified portfolios and your new best friend the financial planner. MySeniors promises to be a resource of useful advice and suggestions on how to put your money to work. You spent many years earning it so you should spend many years enjoying it.
Don’t forget that MySeniors is an interactive website. We encourage you to email our columnists questions. Each month we will select a few of those questions and post the answers.
Ready, Set, Go: Get Out of Debt
Ready, Set, Go: Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?
Lower the Interest on Your Credit Cards
All those credit card offers you get in the mail want to offer you credit at a substantially lower rate than your current cards are carrying. Should you switch credit card companies and forfeit your credit history to a new company? Before making that move, try to get your current credit card companies to lower your rate. Here’s how.
Is a Section 1031 Exchange Right for Me?
You can swap one piece of investment property for another and avoid paying the capital gains tax. Read on to find out if your property qualifies for the exchange and how you can make the exchange.
Making Your Savings Last
Now that you’ve retired you have all the time in the world to travel or to pursue hobbies and interests you didn’t have time for while working. But leisure time costs money. Read on for some tips on how to enjoy yourself without burning through your savings.