I love handbags. I collect them, but I do so wisely. I have many beautiful bags that I have owned for, quite literally, decades. However, I don’t buy just to buy. I purchase bags that add something special to my wardrobe and I typically opt for quality over quantity. Today, I am sharing a look […]

  In preparing for a retirement overseas, we would wager that most people occupy themselves with the practical concerns of residential visas, banking, owning property, finding a doctor they like, medical care that they can afford and dealing with any language barriers. These are pragmatic matters with realistic solutions, and we say that these areas […]

You’ve heard it before… life is only what we make it. And on the same token, time is such a funny thing, especially after 50. But each day is a chance to reflect on past experiences, mistakes, and what we’ve learned along the way, only to make today the best it can be. I believe […]

I don’t care what they say about that d*mn groundhog and his darn shadow… spring is in the air, darlings! If you’re lucky enough to live in a warm weather climate, this may not be as exciting for you as it is to those of us who live in frigid places, where winter — with […]

Getting your house in order for retirement or financial independence is not that difficult. However, many investment professionals, journalists and commentators seem to complicate the issue to the point that we can’t even understand it. Safe withdrawal rates, stocks, bonds, balanced funds, commodities, options, laddered portfolios, annuities, offshore accounts, hedge funds … are you kidding? […]