The decision of when to start Social Security is a relatively small financial decision, but it can be a confusing one. The decision is straightforward if you’ve made the right decision as to how to invest your retirement portfolio. With two exceptions, you would NEVER
Several measures of inflation that include energy and food components SOARED in March; the monthly change was the highest since the recent peak in inflation ~four years ago in June 2022. Gasoline was up 20% from the prior month. Fuel oil was up 30%. Core
It’s a good time to consider converting Traditional to Roth. The market is down. Each dollar amount you convert buys a few more shares – a greater percentage of your Traditional IRA. You are getting a bigger bang for your buck.
(Back from India. Unforgettable experience. More Later.) On the topic of this post: Nope. Inflation was basically the same in February as in previous months. Inflation reported yesterday shows the February rate Core Inflation, the measure that does not include more volatile food and energy
Patti and I left for a Big Trip to India last week. This will be a very different travel experience for us. Culture shock. My next post will be in a couple of weeks.
One experience I don’t think we’ll ever forget is our
