Money, Life and Law 
Different approaches to retirement
This column continues retirement planning examples from the Nov. 29 issue of Beach Metro News. In this issue, we will look at the individual who has no pension; one is an employee and the other is an individual who has run his own business for the last 32 years. As in the previous article, both [...]
Full Story»Dig deeper to take full advantage of post-Christmas sales
Did you survive the most stressful time of the year for shopping? Have you maxed out the credit cards? Or are you one of the few that made it through the season without too much stress? Hopefully you still have some money left because there are great sales in January. Traditionally January is the time [...]
Open House dos and don’ts
So, you’ve finally done it. You managed to find that perfect Beach property. If this was your first purchase, it may not have taken too long to find. It might have been the first home you looked at, or maybe it was after too many showings to remember. You may have come across it after [...]
Not all retirements are the same
In preparing for retirement, each individual’s circumstances will impact when they can retire and how much income they will have during retirement. Let’s look at two individuals earning the same income and working for 30 years. Both are age 60. They each have five years to prepare for retirement. Marta: Marta is age 60 and [...]
