By Patrick Amey Many companies offer employees a buyout package to encourage them to leave the company. This is generally done to encourage voluntary departures when the organization is looking to reduce headcount. These offers can cover employees across all levels...
By Stewart Koesten Every year, the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds release reports to Congress on the current financial condition and projected financial outlook of these programs. The 2016 reports, released on June 22, 2016, project a small...
By Joni Lindquist Can a 40-year career pay for a 30-year retirement? It appears that many of us are worried about what living a longer life means for us financially. In a recent study titled “The Gift of Time” conducted by Allianz Life Insurance Company, it wasn’t...
By Joni Lindquist With the baby boomer generation barreling into retirement, the need and value of personal financial planning has increased. Why? In large measure, the baby boomers will be the first generation unable to rely on pensions to help fund their...
By Joni Lindquist Most of us by now are familiar with the term Sandwich Generation. In fact, many of us are likely members! As far back as the early 1980s, the growing trend of adults caring for both aging parents and children was making headlines due to its...
