Blogs James Irwin, CSA Certified Senior Advisor® Society of Certified Senior AdvisorsThese Free Email and Web Browsers Do More to Protect Your Privacy October 7, 2026 Tired of feeling like companies are always looking over your shoulder online? Protect your personal information with a more secure app. Most email platforms and web browsers automatically collect information about how you use them and send data back to the company that made the apps. This data typically includes things […] Tara SchumannFall Financial Check-Up: Five Things to Review this Season October 7, 2026 Autumn is an ideal time to give your finances an annual tune-up. Just as you might change the batteries in your smoke detectors or get your furnace inspected before winter, taking an hour or two this month to review key parts of your financial life can save you money, stress, and headaches […] Tara SchumannSeven Home Winterizing Tips for a Safe and Cozy Season October 6, 2026 Save money and stay safe all winter with this checklist for homes and apartments. As the snow falls this winter, during the long nights, there’s nothing better than curling up under a blanket with a book and a cup of tea… and nothing worse than, instead, having to deal with a basement flooded from […] Tara SchumannPremenopause and Menopause Myths Worth Busting October 6, 2026 Overlooked for too long, menopause is having a cultural moment. Awareness may be at an all-time high when it comes to the condition affecting all women in midlife. For example, at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Women’s Wellness and Healthy Aging Program, founded in 2019, was recently renamed the Center for Menopause and […] Tara SchumannGrandma Hobbies are Gen Z Chic October 2, 2026 In an effort to escape their screens, many members of Gen Z are entering their granny era.Knitting, quilting, baking, gardening, sewing, embroidery, candle-making, canning–these everyday activities are finding new life among a new generation. And they have a new name: grandma hobbies, granny hobbies, or “grannycore.” Why is TikTok recently full of needlepoint […] Tara SchumannFamous & 65 October 2, 2026 Look who's turning 65 this monthFind out which celebrities are turning 65 this month!October 3This Cuban-born singer fled Havana with his family as a teenager and eventually landed in Miami, where he studied music at the University of Miami. He first gained industry attention writing and performing background vocals for Gloria Estefan, and then, in […] Tara SchumannHigh-Tech Strategies for Selling Your Home September 9, 2026 From digital staging to 3D open houses, AI is changing the business of selling a home. Artificial intelligence has landed in the real estate industry–with all the attendant pros and cons. Some AI applications, like digital staging, are saving both sellers and their agents big money. And 3D open houses are more interactive and vibrant than […] Tara SchumannReady or Not, Here They Come: Medicare Enrollment Periods September 9, 2026 Medicare Open Enrollment starts October 15, and people turning 65 in the next year have their own Initial Enrollment Period. Get ready by reviewing your options. Fall is finally here, and with it, the time of year when we need to think about Medicare options. Medicare Open, or Annual, Enrollment runs every year from […] Tara SchumannWhen Electrolyte Supplements Help--and When They Don't September 8, 2026 Our bodies are electric, and we all need electrolytes. How much is too much of a good thing?The electrolyte market in the U.S. totaled a whopping $20 billion in 2020. Last year, it hit $40 billion. Experts agree, electrolytes are key to proper hydration. But to properly hydrate, do we need products advertised to give […] Tara SchumannSigns Can Appear Twenty Years Before an Alzheimer's Diagnosis September 7, 2026 New research suggests that markers of the neurodegenerative disease can appear decades before the most well-known symptoms. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. But people can slow symptoms with early detection–and thanks to new research, detection can sometimes happen very early indeed. In popular consciousness, the onset of Alzheimer’s disease […] Tara Schumann
James Irwin, CSA
James Irwin, CSA