Dear Rusty: I am a member of AMAC and learn so much from the Ask Rusty column. I hope you can give me some information about a question that has come up in my family. My husband is retired and has reached full retirement age. He is considering withdrawing money from an IRA to pay off our mortgage. W...

The United States Department of Education was in the news last week as President Donald Trump works to fulfil another campaign promise to reduce its size and return public education to states. My opinion, and as studies indicated most American citizens, is this is good news since the federal departm...

I may be evolving into a reluctant, unintentional hoarder. It’s difficult to admit but the evidence is literally piling up around me as I ponder my current estate of stuff.This acquisition of material goods and useless items has not been purposeful, it has been through a lifetime of getting, acts of...

My mama has been gone from this life for 21 years, but I still remember the sound of her beautiful voice – the precious loving tones, her endearing la...

There are some situations that just break one’s heart, terrible tragedies, death of children etc. We could go on and on and list all kinds of terrible...

The bird flu has spread across the U.S. and has caused consumers to pay more for this most valuable and incredible food source. Each chicken can lay b...