Recently MOAA’s became aware of the fact that there are email scams targeting military service members, retirees, and their families going around claiming to be from the Defense and Finance Accounting Service (DFAS). The emails mimic some scams in
One of the most dangerous investment attitudes (along with “this time it’s different”) is the complaint that “my investment isn’t doing anything.” The observation says more about the speaker than it does the alleged short comings of the investment. Of
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I don’t know where readers stand in terms of when school starts, but our kids’ summer ends this week. And I don’t know where readers stand in terms
In light of the recent MOAA Spouse column on financial advice for college bound students, I thought this recent story about a young woman and her college funding problems would be interesting – as well as the broader
I don’t think the media do us any favors in the investment arena. More often than not, what I read, watch or hear does us more harm than good. It’s not just what’s
The tables were decorated with gold and black helium balloon bouquets, matching streamers and shiny confetti. In a stroke of joint service luck, the Army colors perfectly matched the ornate draperies in the community club’s historic
It’s easy to find financial journalists and analysts predicting a stock market correction (AKA a significant drop) sometime in the future. At the same time, other journalists and analysts are saying there are no indicators of
In June, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced records had been compromised of millions of former and current government employees as well as prospective government employees who underwent security checks - one of the largest breaches of government data in history.