When my husband, Dale, passed away at age 57 from a sudden, massive heart attack two days before Thanksgiving in 2018, the last thing on my mind was the finances. This quickly changed, however, when I realized that as a relatively young widow of 54, I had just lost our second income.

To exacerbate my situation, due to my age and not having dependent children at home, I was ineligible to draw even partial Social Security income until turning 60. Nor could I withdraw from our retirement funds without heavy penalties and taxes until age 59 ½. On top of all that, my sole income from my freelance writing business would be subject to the higher single-payer tax bracket the following year.

Click here to read the entire article 

Northstar is both humbled and proud to have been selected by the esteemed members of our community as Windham's Best Financial Advisor 2019. Thank you to everyone who voted for us!

This article, recently published in Up Journey and written by Carmen Jacob, features the advice Rachel DeCarolis!

What really affects our happiness more than how much money we have or make is our attitude toward money and the way that we handle it.

So it is very important to develop the right attitude toward money and keep in in a healthy place.

Click here to view the entire article

Recently, Kristina was a guest on the Breaking Money Silence podcast with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury,  where she discussed the financial implications of divorce and the myth that it always has to be an expensive battle.

Listen below!