Skyrocketing college tuition costs and rising prices for higher education necessities like textbooks present a challenge for families who are trying to save enough money for their child’s college education. According to College Board’s “Trends in College Pricing 2015,” the published tuition and fee price of a full-time year at a public four-year institution is 40% higher in 2016 than … Read More
Start early and stay the course: Tips for handling higher education expenses
For the past 20 years, higher education costs have not only risen (much) faster than inflation, but they’ve increased at a higher rate than costs in just about any other sector, including health care! While total inflation since 1994 has averaged 2.3% a year, health care costs have risen 3.7% yearly on average. But that pales in comparison to college … Read More
First step of retirement planning? Figure out your goals
Are you ready for retirement? There are a lot of calculators out there, from simple to complex, that claim to help you figure that out by crunching your numbers and spitting some back at you. Knowing the numbers can be helpful to give you a basic idea of where you stand. (FYI, we like this calculator from Bankrate.) But numbers … Read More
Lessons from Sandy: Protect Your Valuables with Private Client Group Insurance
Lessons from Sandy: Protect Your Valuables with Private Client Group Insurance Superstorm Sandy caused devastating wreckage across the East Coast. As businesses are beginning to recover their losses and rebuild, the art industry has been hit particularly hard. The damage shows the importance of protecting your high end valuables with private client group insurance. Fine art insurers are facing claims … Read More