I’m not an insurance agent, an attorney or a financial advisor, and I don’t know your health, your doctors or your state’s rules. This is a way to think about the choice, not a recommendation for your situation. Confirm details on Medicare.gov and, ideally, with a free SHIP counselor before you decide.* On Monday we…
How to Right-Size Your Home on Your Own Terms — Before Someone Else Decides for You Monday, July 27, 2026 · Life, Health & Transition · 9 min read There are two ways the big house gets emptied. In the first, you decide — on a calm Saturday, with a plan, over a couple of…
A Practical Guide to Lisbon, Porto, and the Country in Between By The Bold & The Wise Editorial Team Friday, July 3, 2026 · 11 min read Categories: Travel, Friday Editor’s note: Travel recommendations, accommodation rates, and restaurant details reflect general market conditions at the time of writing. Specific reservations, prices, and seasonal availability should…
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, and the Questions That Protect You The Bold & The Wise · Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · Legal, Money & Family · 11 min read Here is a fact that surprises most adults the first time they hear it: the title “financial advisor” is not regulated. Anyone can print it on a business…
The One-in-Ten Reality Nobody Planned For — and How to Build Independence by Design Monday, July 13, 2026 · Independence & Community · 9 min read There is a person the entire American system of growing older was designed around, and she does not exist in one out of every ten households over 50. She…
Who Decides, Who Inherits, and Why Your State Already Wrote You a Will Wednesday, July 15, 2026 · Estate Planning & Wills · 10 min read Here is a fact that surprises almost everyone: you already have an estate plan. If you have never signed a will, your state legislature wrote one for you. It…
How to Hold the People and Chapters We Have Lost By The Bold & The Wise Editorial Team Monday, June 29, 2026 · 10 min read Categories: Life, Health & Transition, Monday Editor’s note: The fourth and final article in the Monday Reflection Arc. The arc began on June 8 with the question of whether…
A First-Time Traveler’s Guide to the Two Countries That Are Worth Crossing the Pacific For By The Bold & The Wise Editorial Team Friday, June 26, 2026 · 11 min read Categories: Travel, Friday Editor’s note: Travel recommendations, hotel rates, airfare estimates, and restaurant details reflect general market conditions at the time of writing. Specific…
The Settings That Adapt Your Phone to How Your Eyes Actually Work After 55 By The Bold & The Wise Editorial Team Friday, June 19, 2026 · 9 min read Categories: Technology, Friday Editor’s note: Menu paths and setting names vary slightly between phone models and operating system versions. The guidance below uses the most…
Food and History — A First-Time Traveler’s Guide to the Eternal City By The Bold & The Wise Editorial Team Friday, June 12, 2026 · 10 min read Categories: Travel, Friday Editor’s note: Travel recommendations, hotel rates, and restaurant details reflect general market conditions at the time of writing. Specific reservations, prices, and opening hours…