No worries for markets over Christmas holidays

The all-important 10-year T-note at 1.92 percent today is flirting with the highs since the big drop in early August and has risen steadily since the September low. However, with the Fed on hold, we have little risk of the kind of big run upward that w… Continue reading

Don’t Be Fooled by Ads: Medication Overload Is Real

(Editor’s note: This content is provided by The John A. Hartford Foundation, a Next Avenue funder.) These days, you can’t get through the evening news on television without being bombarded by drug advertisements. They promise everything from freedom fr… Continue reading

Olympic gold medal soccer icon Abby Wambach takes the stage at Inman Connect New York

Abby Wambach, the Olympic gold medalist, best-selling author and activist for equality and inclusion shares how we can unleash our powers and change the game at Inman Connect New York, Jan. 28-31. Continue reading

4 Car Safety Features Worth the Cost

Several years ago, I donned a customized suit designed to limit my movements and mobility, pretending to be an older driver for a Next Avenue article. Now that I’m in my 70s, I’m no longer pretending. So, I’ve been researching the safety features older… Continue reading

Tax-Smart Charitable Giving for #GivingTuesday

For the past several years, I’ve made an annual credit-card donation to a particular charity. This year, I waited until #GivingTuesday — that’s today, Dec. 3, when charities encourage people to donate online. I held off because I knew that on #GivingTu… Continue reading

5 ways to use leftover marketing budget right now

This time last year, your team probably sat down to determine your marketing budget for 2019. And now that the year is nearly over, there is a problem with anything leftover. Either you use it or you lose it. Continue reading

Modern Tech Offers Tools to Fight Holiday Isolation

(Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by Consumer Cellular.) As people age, they start to outlive spouses and friends and become more homebound as their bodies slow down. Feelings of loneliness — and the health consequences that come with them — be… Continue reading

Looking For A Deal On A Family Wireless Plan? Here’s What You Should Know

(Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by Consumer Cellular.) Don and Kathy Miller consider themselves meticulous about their finances. The Seattle-area couple worked diligently for years to create a comfortable nest egg which now allows them to enj… Continue reading