Try Adding an Annuity to Your Retirement Portfolio Provided by Robert Stolz, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network How long do you expect to live? These days, we hear more and more about unprecedented gains in longevity. In fact, IRS tables show that a 65-year old today can expect, on average, to live to age 86. Many [...]
Provided By: Robert Stolz, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network In terms of personal pleasures, buying life insurance doesn’t usually fall in the same category as buying a new car or a new wardrobe. However, despite its lack of glamour and prestige, the decision to buy life insurance can be infinitely more important to a family and [...]
Provided By: Robert Stolz, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Faced with student loans and with an eye toward owning a new car or a first home, it’s not surprising that many twenty-something women think saving for “old age” can wait for just that, an older age. But the need is more urgent. Any woman who wants [...]
Provided by: Robert Stolz, Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company Our current economic environment has left many people on less stable footing as they plan for the future. Retirement plans may be delayed, but getting older won’t be. If you consider all of the situations that could interfere with your goals, an unplanned and unfunded [...]
Provided By: Robert Stolz, Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company If you ask people, many of them will tell you that they are not afraid of dying so much as they may be afraid of living too long. No one looks forward to the time when you are very much alive, but cannot care for [...]
Provided By: Robert Stolz, Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company When independence becomes difficult because of age or chronic illness, people get to a point when they need additional assistance. Depending upon the level of assistance required, care might be administered at home, through a community provided service or within a care-giving facility. In some [...]
Provided By: Robert Stolz, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Americans are slightly less likely to suffer a long-term disability than they were a few decades ago, yet those who do will be disabled for a much longer period of time. A new study by Milliman for the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE) puts [...]
Provided By: Robert Stolz, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network In homes across America, families are going back to the basics – they’re working on reducing debt, re-establishing emergency funds, and paying attention again to their savings and retirement accounts. April is Financial Literacy Month, so it’s a good reminder that we shouldn’t overlook our kids in [...]
What are teens learning from their parents about good financial habits in these tough times? Well, Mom and Dad, whatever they are learning, they are most likely learning it from you. A new poll says that, while teens may idolize celebrities and feel pressure from peers, when it comes to managing money, parents have the [...]
‘It’s Not Like Buying a Book Online, Or Using the Latest Technology Tool’ Provided By: Robert Stolz, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network While the ‘90s were a time of economic prosperity and wealth accumulation for many, the 2000’s have reminded people of the importance of diversification and protection. Certainly, economic and world events have caused many [...]
