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The Market Crash of 1987 – Black Monday 30 Years Later
Submitted by Orange CA Financial Advisor | Sterling Wealth Partners on October 3rd, 2017Retiree Health Care Costs on the Rise Again
Submitted by Orange CA Financial Advisor | Sterling Wealth Partners on September 11th, 2017
In our blog series that we published last year - “Health Care Costs – The Storm Cloud Hanging Over Your Retirement”, we discussed the Fidelity health care cost study that the investment company conducts each year. Well, they just released the results of their study for 2017 and those costs have increased another 5.5% from 2016.
Divorce & Social Security – Understanding Your Benefit Options
Submitted by Orange CA Financial Advisor | Sterling Wealth Partners on August 22nd, 2017
One of the more important and misunderstood benefits available through Social Security is the spousal retirement benefit. The original purpose of the spousal benefit was to provide a retirement income for stay at home spouses who had limited work history because they did not work or spent several years out of the workforce while raising a family.
The Pitfalls of Taking Social Security Early
Submitted by Orange CA Financial Advisor | Sterling Wealth Partners on August 9th, 2017Claiming Social Security – The Six-Figure Decision
Submitted by Orange CA Financial Advisor | Sterling Wealth Partners on July 18th, 2017A Recipe for Retirement Success: Use a Crockpot not a Microwave
Submitted by Orange CA Financial Advisor | Sterling Wealth Partners on June 26th, 2017There’s a Bear Coming Towards Us in the Road – But is it a Teddy Bear or a Grizzly Bear?
Submitted by Orange CA Financial Advisor | Sterling Wealth Partners on June 2nd, 2017
As we have discussed in previous blog posts, we are in an historically long bull market. The current market recovery started roughly March of 2009 and now continues into a 98th month. Given that the average bull market lasts somewhere around 48-60 months, this one is well above the norm for length. Does this mean that a bear market is imminent? Not really.