Finance

Helping you navigate your finances as you plan for retirement   By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Marlborough - Last December the U.S. Congress passed, and President...

By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director of Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc.   Home sweet home “I love my home.  I’m getting older.  I want...

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director For those Bob Dylan fans and casual listeners, the timeless anthem “The Times They Are...

A tough choice for senior homeowners   By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director The rock ‘n roll band, The Clash, had a hit...

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director 781-724-6221/av@hhcp.org Nope.  I’m not talking about older peoples’ eating habits but the harsh reality of balancing...

By Alain Vallès, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc. 781-724-6221/av@hhcp.org   Many of us are currently facing very tough economic times and uncertainty.  And...

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA Nonprofit Charitable Managing Director Stock market uncertainty and rising interest rates Ouch!  Stock market gains can be wiped out in...

By Alain Vallès, CSA, MS, MBA, Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc. As Managing Director of the self-funded nonprofit charitable mortgage company, Helping Hands...

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts As a major federal government initiative is underway to issue new identification cards to the 1,289,320 Medicare beneficiaries in...

Real estate values continue to increase but so do major living expenses. Does it make more sense to downsize or figure out a plan to remain financially independent at home?  It reminds me of the old Clash song - “Should I stay or should I go?”