When I decided to write an article about what our community was doing during this lockdown period, I said to myself, gee, being cooped up inside for nearly 2 months, (since March 13 to be exact) what could I write about. Well, I could write about how the lockdown affected my wife and I and …more
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Beacon Terrace In Lockdown
May 11, 2020 | Category: Life, Relationships, Retirement locations | 1 Comment
Author: Irwin Lengel posts: 8 Author's
Author: Irwin Lengel posts: 8 Author's
The Algarve is perfect for walkers like us
May 3, 2020 | Category: Health, Retirement locations, Travel | 1 Comment
Author: Tracy Burton posts: 1 Author's
Author: Tracy Burton posts: 1 Author's
Our love affair with the Algarve began five years ago when we arrived in the southernmost region of Portugal to walk the Via Algarviana. Unlike the majority of holidaymakers, we weren’t heading to the coast for a fortnight of sun, sand and Sagres (the local beer). In fact, we wouldn’t be setting foot on a …more
Is love like a plague? That’s what Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez suggests in Love in the Time of Cholera. In today’s frightening COVID-19 pandemic, the situation may be turned on its head. The plague gets in the way of our love. Because of the pandemic, we may not be able to visit a …more
Seven Reasons Why I Love Portugal—and Why You Will, Too
March 21, 2020 | Category: Retirement locations, Travel | 7 Comments
Author: Tricia Pimental posts: 1 Author's
Author: Tricia Pimental posts: 1 Author's
Ever wonder what it would be like to make Europe your home? After having lived all around the United States and traveling much of the world, my husband and I moved to Portugal more than seven years ago. Here’s why we stay. Lifestyle Born in Brooklyn and living almost 30 years in Los Angeles, I’m …more
The SECURE Act of 2019 Promotes Lifetime Income Stream Planning
March 4, 2020 | Category: Finance, Insurance | Add Comment
Author: Mark S. Cardoza posts: 3 Author's
Author: Mark S. Cardoza posts: 3 Author's
The Setting Every Community Up Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 was passed in December 2019. In an era of a divided government, 71 of 100 senators and 297 of 435 representatives in the House voted in favor of the act. The purpose for the act recognizes that we are living longer and many people …more
Fiduciaries and Due Diligence
February 12, 2020 | Category: Finance, Insurance, Legal | Add Comment
Author: Mark S. Cardoza posts: 3 Author's
Author: Mark S. Cardoza posts: 3 Author's
Many people don’t have a comprehensive understanding of the role and responsibility of a fiduciary. Hopefully, this post will bring clarity to you, the beneficiaries of the fiduciary, while shining a spotlight on those that hold themselves out as a fiduciary but are not. Representing the insurance component, I work with many different professionals and …more
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us,” wrote J.R.R. Tolkien in The Fellowship of the Ring. But, rarely do we know for sure how much time may be available. So, making end-of-life decisions for ourselves or our loved ones is seldom simple and sometimes excruciating. If …more
When we were working and even into our early retirement years, it seemed as though our brains had endless number of thoughts – and when given a question or a task – the answer or solution seemed to just pop into our head allowing us to address the issues and move on to the next …more
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