The Mayo Clinic web site states that a stress test gathers information about how your heart works during physical activity. Exercise makes your heart pump harder and faster than usual. That exercise stress can reveal problems within your heart that might not the...
My goodness, it is that time of the calendar year again. Summer vacations are in the books. The kids are back in school. The NFL season has begun and Fantasy Football picks are disappointing so-called experts already. September slows down the pace of daily commitments...
Last week, Hurricane Hermine slammed into the Panhandle region of Florida. The event caused mandatory evacuations due to life-threatening flash floods. The first U.S. hurricane of the season to make landfall is another reminder of how insurance coverage can protect...
There is likely a mutual fund option on your default company 401(k) retirement plan menu that is not what it seems. This investment option is the least understood on an already confusing list of mutual fund retirement plan options. Collective investment trusts have...
Target date mutual funds have taken over company 401(k) retirement plans. These funds are growing faster than summer weeds in a back yard. Target date mutual funds change their mixture of stocks and bonds as the “target date” of the individual company 401(k)...
I open myself up to age-bias claims with this post. The name and contact information of my Employment & Labor attorney can be made available by request. WARNING: He is a long-time company 401(k) advice client of mine. So is his wife. If you are an over 50-year-old...