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Retirement Strategy After a Job Loss

2024-12-26T17:37:49-08:00

Few events are more stressful and disruptive than an unexpected job loss or layoff. For many, it’s a hit not just to finances but also to confidence and sense of self. You're not alone if you’ve been laid off—or if the idea is an all-consuming concern. According to a November 2024 MarketWatch survey, 70% of [...]

Retirement Strategy After a Job Loss2024-12-26T17:37:49-08:00

Budgeting For Baby

2020-01-03T01:10:01-08:00

As the saying goes, "Parents are people who carry pictures in their wallets -- where their money used to be." The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that the cost of raising a child born in 2015 through age 17 averages $233,610 for a typical middle-income family -- and that doesn't include the cost of college [...]

Budgeting For Baby2020-01-03T01:10:01-08:00

Navigating Medicare and Medigap Insurance

2016-12-14T17:05:19-08:00

Most adults become eligible for Medicare on the first day of the month they turn age 65. Whether you need to sign up, and how to go about doing so, depends on the type of coverage you select and whether you collect Social Security benefits prior to becoming eligible for Medicare. Medicare Eligibility If you [...]

Navigating Medicare and Medigap Insurance2016-12-14T17:05:19-08:00

Getting Financially Fit for Retirement at 50

2016-12-14T17:06:07-08:00

Things for trailing-edge boomers & Gen Xers to consider. When you turn 50, retirement starts to seem less abstract. In terms of retirement planning, a 50th birthday can act as a wake-up call. It may offer a powerful reminder to trailing-edge baby boomers and Gen Xers, many of whom are wrapping up their second act [...]

Getting Financially Fit for Retirement at 502016-12-14T17:06:07-08:00

The A, B, C, & D of Medicare

2016-12-14T17:06:07-08:00

Breaking down the basics & what each part covers. Whether your 65th birthday is on the horizon or decades away, you should understand the parts of Medicare – what they cover, and where they come from. Parts A & B: Original Medicare. America created a national health insurance program for seniors in 1965 with two [...]

The A, B, C, & D of Medicare2016-12-14T17:06:07-08:00

How Is Health Care Reform Affecting the Federal Deficit?

2016-12-14T17:06:09-08:00

Some analysts think it is helping reduce the deficit; but others wholeheartedly disagree. Has the Affordable Care Act actually cut Medicare spending? The numbers from the Congressional Budget Office make a pretty good argument for that, and suggest that the ACA has had a distinct hand in the recent drop in the federal deficit. Detractors [...]

How Is Health Care Reform Affecting the Federal Deficit?2016-12-14T17:06:09-08:00
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