Month: February 2021

Cents & Sensibility — Maximizing your retirement plan

Beth Peabody “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.”  Benjamin Franklin Because the new year is a good time for reflection, this column’s previous two recommendations included establishing a budget and determining dollar amount goals for three “buckets:” emergency savings, debt repayment and retirement savings. The goal …

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Here’s Your Chance to Earn a Tax Credit for Saving Toward Retirement | Smart Change: Personal Finance

If you’re 18 or older, and not a full-time student or a dependent on another person’s tax return, you can unlock the power of the Saver’s Credit. It’s an incentive designed to help individuals boost their retirement savings. Tap into the Saver’s Credit Savvy taxpayers are on the lookout for as many credits as they …

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Lindsey Vonn discuss challenges facing Olympians, her ‘struggles’ after retirement and athlete activism | Sports

If there’s one person who knows a thing or two about setbacks, it’s Lindsey Vonn. After countless injuries led to missing out on Olympics, world championships and world records, it was only her immense mental strength to push through the pain barrier with a body “broken beyond repair” that she retired two years ago as …

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‘We need to do so much more’ | City leaders, retired law enforcement talk potential solutions to youth crime

A triple homicide this week in Jacksonville, along with the arrest of four teenagers, has helped to shed light on the growing problem of youth crime in the city. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Three lives were taken and four teenagers will face a judge for their alleged involvement in the shooting at a Northwest Jacksonville apartment …

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