Maurie Backman
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Personal Finance

3 Conversations All Married Couples Need to Have Before They Retire

Feb 14, 2025
Personal Finance

Attention Retirees: 2 Big Problems With Social Security COLAs

Feb 14, 2025
Personal Finance

Planning to Delay Social Security Until 70? Here’s Why Your Strategy May Not Work Out

Feb 13, 2025
Personal Finance

I Wouldn’t Buy an Annuity, CD, or Bond When Banks Are Paying This Much

Feb 13, 2025
Personal Finance

‘Where can I go to make rich friends? Being around my poor friends is keeping me poor.’

Feb 13, 2025
Personal Finance

I’m in my 30s and want to retire early with a nest egg of $10 million – is that enough to live my dream?

Feb 13, 2025
Personal Finance

I’m afraid I’ve raised 3 spoiled brats that are used to cars, theatres, game room, and chefs and now won’t enjoy college

Feb 13, 2025
Personal Finance

The One Social Security Myth Retirees Can’t Afford to Believe

Feb 12, 2025
Personal Finance

90% of my $15 million net worth is with Vanguard – am I compromising my financial safety by having too much in one account?

Feb 12, 2025
Personal Finance

6 Financial Tidal Waves That Could Unexpectedly Crush Baby Boomers

Feb 12, 2025
Personal Finance

Will Lawmakers Actually Let Social Security Cut Benefits? Here’s the Scoop

Feb 11, 2025
Personal Finance

President Trump Wants to Make This Big Social Security Change. Will it Help the Program or Hurt It?

Feb 11, 2025
Personal Finance

I’m 27 and went from making $18 an hour to now making $51 an hour as a lab tech

Feb 11, 2025
Personal Finance

My spouse and I have 2 kids and we want to budget for a good lifestyle that includes good food – how much should we budget?

Feb 11, 2025
Personal Finance

Should Retirees Be Avoiding the Stock Market? Here’s the Truth

Feb 11, 2025
Personal Finance

Whoever said you can’t make a good living in retail has never seen my $80k paycheck

Feb 11, 2025
Personal Finance

These 3 Social Security Changes That Just Took Effect. How Many Did You Miss?

Feb 11, 2025
Personal Finance

Will Social Security Automatically Enroll You At 70?

Feb 10, 2025
Personal Finance

Struggling With Your 2.5% Social Security COLA? 3 Ways to Generate More Retirement Income This Year

Feb 10, 2025
Investing

This Big Change Needs to Come to Social Security ASAP

Feb 9, 2025