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Maintaining a Healthy Social Life
Staying Active makes retirement more funWhen you stop working, you may find yourself with a lot of free time on your hands. For many, their job was the driver of regular social interactions – whether of small talk by the water collar or happy hour drinks after work....
Looking at America and the World – 2024
Value Stock Players.comStaff Report There has never been a time as we reflect back over the last half century when America was not faced with big problems whether that was on the world scene or here at home. Are there big differences between our problems years and...
Long Trip Anyone – Create a Pre-Departure Checklist
A well-crafted trip may require months of planning, but your departure date can come up quickly. To reduce stress and enhance your pre-trip excitement, start writing down your to-dos as early as possible. Proactively manage your tasks instead of waiting until right...
Long-Term Care Insurance, Explained
How to be financially prepared for care in old ageIn simpler times, when people got too old to are for themselves, they might have moved in with their adult children – if they didn’t already live together. That’s more difficult in today’s mobile society; likely as...
The 2024 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Already Falling Short of Retirees’ Needs. Will 2025 Be Better?
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is designed to help retirees keep up with rising costs due to inflation. Unfortunately, that doesn't always work out, and 2024 is shaping up to be another disappointing year for seniors. Retirees have seen their...
The 12 Most Expensive Golf Courses In The World
Do you dream of playing golf on a luxury golf course? Some of the most expensive courses in the world charge green fees ranging from $400 to $1000 dollars! With top picks like the Shadow Creek Course in Las Vegas, USA, or the Royal Melbourne in Australia, these elite...
Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts
LONDON (AP) — They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway. Within seconds, your car is gone, yet another victim amid a surge in auto theft enabled by the...
Here’s the Salary You Need To Make To Get the Maximum Social Security Benefit
There are a number of factors that affect your Social Security benefits, and your salary is just one of them. It’s important to note that your benefit amount is not based on your last year or two in the workforce but on your lifetime earnings, so even if you made a...
How Long Can You Live Outside the US Before Losing Social Security?
Many Americans nowadays plan to retire overseas; some do it to live peacefully, while some do it to save on costs, ranging from housing to food costs. However, one question that crosses the mind of many people planning to retire abroad is whether they will receive...
Genetic test may tell who will benefit most from injected weight-loss medications
You've watched others shed pounds in a matter of weeks after taking one of the new blockbuster weight-loss drugs, so you decide to try one of the medications yourself, only to discover the needle on your bathroom scale barely budges. Why? New research presented Monday...
No One’s Ever Become a Billionaire Quite Like This
Sudden-wealth expert Robert Pagliarini has some news one person can use.In the last few years, California had its first billionaire lottery winner. The state’s lottery confirmed that a gas station in Los Angeles County sold that night’s only winning Powerball ticket,...
Warren Buffett Says There Is One Key Choice In Life That Separates the Doers From the Dreamers
Warren BuffettYour current environment may trigger unwanted behaviors, causing you to do things you don't want. Warren Buffett once advised graduating students at the University of Florida's School of Business to learn and practice good habits early in life. The key,...
This Tesla Model Y Is On Its Third Battery Pack after 100,000 Miles
It was all done under warranty, but that will expire soon. So what happens if the battery needs replacing again?A dead EV battery is unpleasant, to say the least. Last month we wrote about an Uber driver’s Tesla Model 3 that conked out after 120,000 miles and 15...
Do Student Loans Affect Your Credit Scores?
Highlights: Student loans are a common solution for individuals and families looking to manage the cost of college; however, they’re also a big financial commitment. Your credit scores may be significantly impacted depending on how you pay back what you’ve borrowed in...
Many people quit new weight-loss drugs because of costs, side effects
Three months after starting one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, more than a quarter of patients have already quit the medications, and by a year from first use more than a third have stopped, new research shows. Reasons for quitting Wegovy, Ozempic or similar...
40 of the Best Steakhouses in America
Best Steakhouses in AmericaA lovely slice of rib-eye topped with seasoning gives an amazing taste that one should enjoy more than once in a lifetime. Just one reason why there is a great number of steakhouses in America. However, care should be exercised in a bid to...
2024’s Best Wealth Management Firm
6 Best Wealth Management Firms for 2024Choosing a wealth management firm is an important decision. One of the reasons that picking the best wealth management firm is hard is that there are so many excellent options. By and large, all of the biggest wealth management...
Avoid10 Worst Investments Ever
Avoid the 10 Worst Investments Ever with These Smarter AlternativesThere's is lots of competition for the worst investments ever, including penny stocks, buying a home and time shares.ContentsThere's is lots of competition for the worst investments ever, including...
Critical Things to Know About Your Prescriptions
Most Americans in retirement rely at least in part on Medicare to pay for many of their health care expenses, including prescription medications. But Medicare doesn’t cover everything, and early retirees who aren’t yet eligible for Medicare will need other options to...
2024’s Best Investing Books
To become a successful investor and start building your wealth in a real way, you have to begin somewhere. Your personal finances aside, how much do you know about investing outside of what you’ve gathered from the Wall Street Journal or perusing the essays of Warren...