A recent survey indicates 35% of homeowners owe more than what the house is worth. The last two-and-a-half years has seen home values drop precipitously. And, those wishing to sell must drop the price or wait in this buyers market. The reality of the marketplace and the attitudes of homeowners vary along many demographic lines.
According [...]
The national debt has increased to more than $14 trillion dollars as of mid-February, 2011. This translates to about $125,000 per US household. Without serious spending cuts and major changes in the way government handles the money we entrust to it, future generations will drown in a sea of debt, which we created.
Those over 65 [...]
A vote to repeal in the House passes with some Democrat support. A federal judge declares the legislation unconstitutional. A vote to repeal the bill in the Senate goes along party lines and fails. What does this mean to the average American?
Clearly this political football will takes many strange bounces before the 2012 elections. And [...]
What a difference a couple of years can make. Compare the youngest pre-boomers, born during the war years, and the oldest boomers, born in the last part of the ‘40s. They grew up in very distinct eras. So, while there are many similarities among them, the cultural differences are apparent.
War babies may not remember living [...]
The “Golden Years” may not be what many expected. As the US population continues to grow older, with the first of the boomers now turning 65, there’s a growing concern that many facing their retirement years are unprepared to enter this next phase of life. Will society let them fall through the cracks?
There’s plenty of [...]
