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Help an Elderly Parent Without Going Broke

There’s a name for the Hoffas and the growing number of people facing the same challenge: the Sandwich Generation. Not only are they raising children, but they are also caring for elderly parents. In the Hoffas’ case, the good news is that their children are through college, and the...

Tags: Patient, Income, MoneyWatch, Hoffas, Dan, Adult Family Home, Healthcare, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance, Elderly parent, Aging Parents, Housing counselor, In-home care, COPES, Elder law lawyer, Geriatric care manager, Barbara Bedway

Articles 2009-09-15

How to Restore a Devastated Nest Egg

Dan and Barbara Hoffa felt a lot wealthier in 2007 than they do today. The market's plunge vaporized half of the Hoffas' portfolio, reducing their total liquid assets to about $900,000, a little more than half of which is arrayed in 401ks and a Roth IRA. ...

Tags: Bond, Stock, Bond Fund, MoneyWatch, Hoffas, Dan, Investment, Finance, Retirement investments, 401(k), Roth IRA, Growth-and-income funds, Cash cushion, Laddered CDs, Asset allocation, Barbara Bedway

Articles 2009-09-15

Your 60s: Retire in Comfort Despite a Tough Market

Real Life: The HoffasLong before Michelle Obama planted a garden on the White House Lawn, Dan and Barbara Hoffa were digging up their backyard in Portland, Ore., to seed an ever-expanding plot of vegetables, fruit trees and flowers. For the next 20 years, the couple, now in their 60s,...

Tags: Job, Food, Financial, Garden, Seattle, MoneyWatch, Dan, Mortgages, Professional Development, Food & Beverage, Financial Accounting, Finance, Capital Structures, Career, Manufacturing, Salary cut, Retirement funds, Recession, Increasing income, Retirement investments, Ailing parent, Hoffa, Hoffas, Barbara

Articles 2009-09-15

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Boost Your Income on the Verge of Retirement

Before the recession stormed in, Dan and Barbara Hoffa could see nothing but smooth sailing ahead. But now Dan is unemployed, Barbara's income has been slashed, and their comfortable $2 million nest egg has been crushed. Dan plans to file for Social Security in August 2010, when he...

Tags: Job, Portland, Income, Health Care, Worker, MoneyWatch, Social Security Now Dan, Social Security, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Government, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Job loss, place4students.com, Boarder, Withdrawing funds, Job search, Retirement Income, Barbara Bedway

Articles 2009-09-15