All eligible troops are going to be signed up for $500,000 worth of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) coverage starting on March 1, 2023, even those who chose not to buy SGLI coverage in the past unless they opt out. A law passed in October 2022 mandated the...
When you think about financial security for your Massachusetts children, your mind probably doesn’t go to Social Security benefits. But Social Security isn’t just for retirees. The Social Security Administration (SSA) says that around 4 million children of retired,...
Once you’ve decided that life insurance is worth it, you may be wondering how to use it while you’re still alive. Depending on the policy type, a life insurance plan can benefit you in life and in death. As the saying goes, you can't avoid death or taxes. Your state...
Seems like a good SAT score and a stellar high school GPA aren’t the only factors when it comes to getting into college for Massachusetts students. It turns out that attending preschool makes a real difference in deciding to enroll or not. Researchers from MIT find...
A jaunt through the internet will yield plenty of news stories about uniformed service members facing financial hardships common to working-class civilians. The annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey by Blue Star Families, an organization that advocates for U.S....
While public perception is that half of all American marriages end in divorce, that statistic is actually much lower. The divorce rate in the U.S. peaked with those who married in the 1970s , nearly half of whom were divorced within 25 years. Generations since then...
In 1939, World War II was just beginning to ramp up, polyester was a dream that would not come to fruition for another two years, and both women and men agreed that a dependable character and emotional stability were the two most important qualities in a marriage...
A new study using data from Boston analyzes how the characteristics of different landlords impact their actions when it comes to evicting tenants. The study focuses on small versus large landlords, defined as those owning 15 or more properties—a demographic that makes...
New data from the U.S. Department of Labor won't come as a surprise to parents of young children in Massachusetts: It reveals that child care prices here are among the highest in the nation. The median cost for infant center care in both Middlesex and Norfolk counties...
The U.S. defense budget by far the largest of any country in the world is the subject of regular controversy. But while multi-billion dollar weapons development programs that blow past deadlines and through budgets will always be subject to political scrutiny, much of...