by Kay Dee Cole | Jun 1, 2022 | Retirement
Many Americans dream of owning a home, but few think of the burden a house payment can carry into their retirement years. How much do you know about mortgage debt? Let’s put your trivia knowledge to the test! This month’s trivia question comes from...
by Kay Dee Cole | Apr 27, 2022 | Retirement
It may seem like stock exchanges have been around forever, but that’s actually not the case – the first stock exchange actually happened way back in 1611. Let’s put your financial history knowledge to the test! Pop quiz: You might know that the...
by Kim Hall | Mar 31, 2022 | Financial Planning, Investing, Retirement
So you’ve done the hard work and saved up some money for your retirement – now what? The foundation of any successful retirement plan is a solid saving strategy, but it can’t end there. With inflation rates continuously rising (now especially), money in your bank...
by Kim Hall | Mar 29, 2022 | Retirement
We’ve been thinking about passwords and password security a lot lately here at Clarity, and according to a recent study conducted by cybersecurity firm Hive, your password might not be as strong as you think. Pop quiz: How long do you think it would take an...
by Kay Dee Cole | Mar 16, 2022 | Financial Planning, Retirement
The OPSRP Pension Program is a great benefit for Oregon employees, but their statements tend to be a little hard to understand. We regularly work with people who are counting on the program to fund their retirement, but they don’t understand how it works alongside...
by Kim Hall | Feb 8, 2022 | Retirement
Pop quiz: When do most people hope to retire? 50 62 65 75 Never Ready for the answer? And the answer, according to a study from January 2022, is…..62! Surprised? Probably not. It’s not that far off from the traditional retirement age of 65. But the...