Student Loan Relief Extended Through September 30, 2021

Collections on defaulted loans will also be halted, and borrowers with defaulted loans whose employers continue to garnish their wages will receive a refund of those garnishments. The extension for student loan borrowers is automatic.  Borrowers will be notified of the extension throughout the fall and can expect to see the extension reflected in their … Read more

Making a List, Checking It Twice

As the year begins to wind down, it’s common to spend some time reflecting upon key events of the last twelve months. We think about the good and the bad and all the stuff in between and we look forward, with some combination of anticipation and trepidation, to starting again with a whole new set … Read more

A Crucial Decade

My 60th birthday is rapidly approaching. Yikes! On most every day, I feel much younger than my mental image of a 60-year-old, but the calendar tells the truth. My birth year of 1954 places me squarely in the middle of the Baby Boomer generation, defined as those born between 1945 and 1964. That placement resulted … Read more

Half Empty or Half Full?

Is the average Baby Boomer retiree’s glass half empty or half full? After several years of nothing but gloom and doom scenarios and projections for boomer retirees, there is finally some good news to report…maybe. A  recent survey conducted by Baltimore-based investment management firm T. Rowe Price concluded that many newly-minted retirees are finding that … Read more