Monthly Archives: May 2019

US home prices continued to grow in March — but sluggishly

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Home prices in the U.S. grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in March, down from the previous month’s 3.9 percent, according to Case-Shiller. Continue reading →

How to Start Weight Training, the Right Way

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Exercise — like walking, biking or swimming — is great for us and crucial as we age. But what about weight training? If these two words scare you or conjure up images of Charles Atlas getting sand kicked in his face and then becoming a body-building ki… Continue reading →

Best Ways to Manage Life Insurance Proceeds After a Spouse Dies

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I handled all the household finances and bills throughout my 32-year-marriage to my husband, Dale. But when he suddenly died of a massive heart attack at 57 last year, I was so traumatized by the loss, I couldn’t think clearly about managing his life i… Continue reading →

One Woman’s ‘Follow Me to 50’ Impressive Year of Public Service

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Some people celebrate turning 50 with a blowout birthday party. Others take a trip. Some pretend it isn’t happening. Amy Yontef-McGrath, of Gaithersburg, Md., had a very different idea. The public service lawyer turned stay-at-home mom of three, decide… Continue reading →

If Health Care Was Designed Just for You, What Would Need to Change?

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(Editor’s note: This story is part of a series for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) When was the last time you felt truly satisfied with a health care experience? If you’re lucky, maybe you live in a state or an area with exceptional access to the hig… Continue reading →

Agents: Check your bias at the door

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Regardless of your beliefs, your political affiliation or your passion for a specific cause, when it comes to real estate, personal bias can easily slip into a conversation. Even the slightest slip in this area can result in violations of the Fair Hous… Continue reading →

‘Millennials should not buy homes’ and other lies consumers fall for

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There’s a lot of misinformation about down payments and loans that is spread to and believed by consumers. Here’s how we can help change the false narratives at an agent level. Continue reading →

What the Retirement Community of the Future May Be Like

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(This article previously appeared on MarketWatch.com.) Louise Rausa, 72, lived in world-class cities including Paris and New York, and she spent part of her adulthood in co-housing communities in the western United States where residents shared a kitch… Continue reading →

Kentucky Vets Find Meaning and Connection in Shakespeare

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(This story was originally published on Next Avenue in November 2017; updated information about this year’s production of Macbeth can be found at the end of the piece.) “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” —Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1 On a… Continue reading →

What’s It Like to Go to War?

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“It was just chaos.” Those are the first four words in the PBS documentary Going to War. The 2018 film features the voices, faces and stories of 20 veterans of all ages who fought in wars from Korea to Afghanistan and reveal to viewers not only the cha… Continue reading →