Financial Futures Blog with Jorie Johnson, Certified Financial Planner

IRS Warns Scammers are Rampant and Clever

The IRS will NEVER contact you on the phone or via email. If you receive a call from the IRS, hang up immediately. If you receive an email, delete it…

Credit.com News: What to Do When Your Parents Want to Borrow Money

By Jeanine Skowronski We often hear so much about millennials’ finances that it’s easy to forget older Americans have money woes, too. The Great Recession pushed back retirement for many…

Wall Street Journal: A Couple Is Property Rich. Now What?

By Veronica Dagher A financial pro offers advice to a couple with a home and two rental properties Before they met, when Lisa and Mike Pisano were in their early 20s…

End of Some File & Suspend Social Security Strategies

Early this morning, the Senate passed a budget bill to extend the debt ceiling and avoid default of the US government next week… Read More>>

Market Volatility is Normal and Expected

Two steps forward and one step back is how the financial markets move… Read More>>

How to Disable Shockwave Flash Plugin Now

Adobe has acknowledged a critical vulnerability in their Adobe Flash Player… Read More>>

Wall Street Journal: When Clients Get Divorced

By Anna Prior First step: Establish open communication with and among both parties There are plenty of phone calls financial advisors don’t like to get from their clients. But one in…

Student Loan Refinancing Options

Did you know that it may be possible to refinance high interest rate student loans?… Read More>>

Steps You Can Take to Protect your Credit – Do not rely on free monitoring services

You can begin to protect your credit with some simple (and mostly free) steps… Read More>>

Credit.com News: Is Your Tax Return Too Big?

By Christine DiGangi Personal Finance Taxpayers getting back money from the government this year have received an average refund of $2,893 so far, according to March 26 data from the…