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more financially secure retirement.
We understand that planning to secure your financial future can be overwhelming, which is why we’ve simplified things for you. Browse through our articles to better understand the importance of home equity in a retirement plan, how different solutions work, and the various ways you can access your equity for a more secure future.
The Best Is Yet to Come: 4 Ways to Improve Your Retirement Lifestyle
The healthier you are both physically and mentally, the better chance you have at enjoying a long and prosperous retirement. There are several ways to keep your health in check through activity and exercise while also investing to ensure you have enough funds for a comfortable living at home. Retirement can be the best part […]
Read MoreHow to Invest With Little Money
Founding father Benjamin Franklin’s image is on the $100 bill, the largest denomination of U.S. currency, because he knew a thing or two about money. He knew that even if you have little to invest, you can still build wealth by taking baby steps. Franklin notably said, “Human felicity is produced not so much by […]
Read MoreHow to Have a Yard Sale
To clear the clutter in your home and make a little money on the side, hold a yard sale. Tubs of toys the kids have outgrown, closets of clothes you’ll never wear again, cabinets of cameras you haven’t picked up in 20 years, exercise equipment that’s rusting away, they all qualify for your yard sale. […]
Read MoreHouse Renovation Tips: Why It’s Time To Remodel
There comes a time in every home’s life when it needs a tuck here, a touch up there or a full makeover. But before moving ahead with your remodel, ask yourself, what’s really driving this urge to renovate? Why now? Are you doing it for vanity’s sake (you want to impress your relatives who will […]
Read MoreWe’ll Be Right Back: The Top TV Show Reboots
At American Advisors Group, we care about all things related to retirement, and television is definitely included in that category. Like many others, we have noticed what feels like an increasing number of reboots or revivals of beloved television programs, bringing the characters and premises of these shows out of “retirement” and putting them in […]
Read MoreSmart, Savvy Travel Tips for Your Next Stress-Free Adventure
Whether you’re 17 or 75, planning your trip is sure to make your journey safer, easier and more enjoyable. Here are some great travel trips, containing pre-flight, in-flight and on-the-ground instructions to help you get the most out of your next big adventure: PRE-FLIGHT Book early so you stand a better chance of obtaining an […]
Read More6 People Who Became Famous Icons in their Older Years
Anything is possible during retirement! If you find yourself blaming old age for reasons you don’t pursue your dreams, then read ahead and be astounded by what these individuals have done in their older years. This list includes people who had been working toward their career goals for a lifetime before gaining fame, but also […]
Read MoreFun Ways to Make Extra Money During Retirement
Are you excited to sit back and relax during retirement? Doing nothing at all sounds fun in theory, but after a couple of months or years, you might start to get restless at home. Or maybe you’ll discover you don’t have quite enough money to live the lifestyle you desired or go on the vacations […]
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How To Beat The Heat, Try These 10 Tips
With temperatures rising — the last five years have been the warmest in recorded history* — you now more than ever need ways to beat the heat. Here are 10 low-cost, easy-to-implement strategies to help you keep your cool this summer: Hydrate regularly. Water is low-cost, abundant and accessible. Water makes up about 60 percent […]
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How to Secure Your Home from Burglars
According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report*, there were an estimated, 1,401,840 burglaries in 2017, a decrease of 7.6 percent when compared with 2016 data, but that still means that one burglary occurred in the United States about every 13 seconds. What can you do to safeguard your home from burglary, which resulted in an […]
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