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If You Don’t Have Medicare Part B, The GEP Can Bail You Out
You’ve no doubt heard that the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period started January 1. Also going on right now is the General Enrollment Period (GEP).…
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Personal finance expert breaks down the No. 1 rule on the road to becoming a millionaire
If you want to set yourself up for success in retirement, personal finance expert and "The Ramsey Show" co-host Rachel…
Make Your Gifts Count For More By Having A Giving Plan
Charitable giving often isincluded in financial and estate plans, and this is the time of year when there’s an increased…
Medicare Advantage Plans Have Two Caps
Last month, I was talking with a friend about his Medicare Advantage plan for 2025. He will begin taking a…
Caring For Aging Parents With Alzheimer’s Disease? How AI Can Help
Alzheimer’s disease impacts nearly 7 million Americans today, and over 11 million family caregivers shoulder the responsibility of caring for…
Time To Budget For 2025 Medicare Costs
As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to plan for the New Year. One important budget item that many…
How Wealthy Do You Want To Be? Insights From Whole Foods Founder, John Mackey
In a recent interview with Shane Parrish, Whole Foods founder John Mackey talked a lot about wealth—what it means to…
How Big Will The Raise Be For Social Security In 2025?
The Biden administration appears to have pulled off the elusive economic soft landing, getting inflation in check without crashing the…
Is Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) Fair?
This article is written to provide you with the reasoning for the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). There has always been…
How Long Do You Want To Live In Retirement?
“I don’t want to live a long time. My parents really suffered in their final years.” I’ve heard this sentiment…
Want to buy a home in 2025? Here's where mortgage rates will land
Mortgage rates are expected to come down next year, but the decline is unlikely to be enough to provide relief…
When Aging Parents Refuse To Move: How To Overcome Resistance
It Happens With Aging Parents At A Distance Like many adult children with aging parents, the brother and sister in…
Mortgage rates fall for second straight week, lowest since October
Mortgage rates moved lower for the second consecutive week, sending purchase applications higher in further signs of pent-up demand amid…
Warn Aging Parents Now About Online Phishing Scams
Holiday season is scammers’ season too. Millions of people shop online at this time, with record spending expected. If your…
Post-Election Estate Tax Planning Requires A Cautious Approach
Like many people, you may have put off finalizing estate tax planning 2024 election results were in. Some people held…
FHFA announces higher mortgage loan limits for 2025
Housing prices have remained high for the last few years, largely due to fluctuating mortgage rates and lasting economic effects…
5 Secrets Happy Retirees Keep From Their Children
When it comes to ambition, pacing and purpose, every generation has its own healthy operating beliefs. There’s overlap but overall,…
Is The Jackal Good At Retirement Planning?
The new British TV series The Jackal on Peacock, starring Eddie Redmayne, offers a compelling and unsettling journey into the…
The World’s Best Places To Move (Or Retire), Ranked In A New Report
Thinking about living abroad? You’ve come to the right place. International Living just released its Annual Global Retirement Index—which highlights…