Is It A Bad Time To Retire?

by Senior Scene | Jun 30, 2023 | Featured Article (03), Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine

Is It A Bad Time To Retire? By: Max Valavanis, CFP® Sometimes retiring can be scary. The concept of an “eternal Saturday” may be exciting for one retiree and just as horrifying for another. As a Certified Financial Planner, many of my clients battle this...

Homelessness and Affordable Housing

by Senior Scene | Jun 30, 2023 | Community, Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine, Senior News, Top Story (B)

    Homelessness and Affordable Housing by Joe Steckler President, Helping Seniors of Brevard   I have been writing about homelessness and affordable housing for several years, but it does not seem to matter to those in Brevard County powerful enough to make...

Is Now the Right Time to Invest in Gold?

by Senior Scene | Jun 19, 2023 | Featured Article (01), Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine

Is Now the Right Time to Invest in Gold? By Adrian Ryder, Gold Investor and author (Sponsored article)   Gold has been recognized for centuries as a store of value and many cultures prize gold above all else for this reason. The value and credibility of gold is...

Is It A Bad Time To Retire?

by Senior Scene | May 31, 2023 | Featured Article (03), Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine

Can Recessions Be Good? By: Max Valavanis, CFP® What a silly question; recessions can never be good. People lose their jobs, companies close their doors, and 401(k)s suffer. So how can a recession be good? I must be a crazy financial advisor even to suggest the idea....

Does it matter how you hold title to property?

by Senior Scene | May 31, 2023 | Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine, Top Story (C)

Does it matter how you hold title to property? By Attorney Truman Scarborough This is the fourth in a series of articles on how an estate plan can be impacted by the way property is titled. In the last article we explored how holding property in a Revocable Living...

How Can Seniors Avoid Getting Scammed?

by Senior Scene | Apr 30, 2023 | Featured Article (05), Financial Advice, General Interest, Magazine, Senior News

  How Can Seniors Avoid Getting Scammed? by Lisa Conway Unwary seniors make excellent targets for con artists. Seniors often live alone, have great credit and are not cyber savvy.   An 84-year-old client called me one morning, panicked after giving out her credit card...