Reverse mortgages: Frozen in place

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA Nonprofit Charitable Managing Director As Managing Director of the self-funded nonprofit charitable mortgage company, Helping Hands Community Partners, our...
Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA

Reverse mortgage answers

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Charitable Managing Director, Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc. Information you can trust As Managing Director of the nonprofit...

Social Security announces 1.6 percent benefit increase for 2020

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6 percent in 2020, the Social Security Administration recently...
Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA

Senior housing options education

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Charitable Managing Director Should I stay, or should I go? To move or age in place? If you...
Many couples who marry later in life or get remarried have different goals for passing on their estates. Photo/Pexels.com

Estate planning is especially important for later in life marriages

By Jennifer Flanagan and Kathryn Calo REGION - Finding love later in life comes with many advantages, including blending families with adult children or grandchildren...
Attorneys Michelle Beneski and Dan Surprenant Photo/Submitted

Surprenant & Beneski P.C. encourages early estate planning

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer REGION - Learning about power of attorney, trusts, wills and health directives does not need to be overwhelming. The legal...
Borrowers over the age of fifty make up almost a quarter of the current debt owed.

Properly managing student loan debt is even more important for older borrowers

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer REGION - Student loan debt is a heavy burden for people of all ages. But did you know that borrowers...
Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director

AARP Is Fighting to Stop Scams: Regulating Crypto Kiosks to Protect Consumers

By Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director Criminals have found a new way to steal your money. Like everything else, they’ve gone high tech. They’re...
The grocery store is one place where the effects of inflation have been felt greatly. Photo/Submitted

Tips on coping with inflation

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION – Costs are higher when you pump gas, go to the grocery store, and pay for many other necessities....
Mike Festa

AARP helping to make sense of money matters in March

By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director With a new year and tax season upon us, a lot of us start to think about money...