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New Proposal Would Require Insurance Agents To Disclose More About Medicare Advantage Plans
The ability to switch Medicare plans isn’t as available as many beneficiaries are told or believe, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants…
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7 Common Retirement Spending Mistakes To Avoid
Many pre-retirees and retirees make serious mistakes regarding their retirement income and spending for living expenses. This is very understandable,…
Insulin Coverage: What Medicare Beneficiaries Need To Know For 2025
Since January 1, 2023, there has been a cap on insulin for Medicare beneficiaries. The cap applies to those who…
Mortgage rates march higher for third straight week
Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, further hindering demand in the housing market amid elevated rates and high…
Biden rolls out $4.5B more in student loan handouts for over 60,000 public workers
The Biden-Harris administration on Thursday announced another round of student loan handouts, removing $4.5 billion in debt for more than…
Did The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan’s Fix Make It Worse?
The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP, M3P or MP3) will take effect January 1, 2025. It will allow those who…
Medicare Open Enrollment Is Full Of Surprises And Traps For Members
The start of the Medicare Open Enrollment Period revealed major changes in the availability of plans and pricing. The biggest…
The Power Of Death In Financial Life Planning
“Evaluating your life through the lens of your death is raw, powerful, and perhaps a bit scary,” writes author and…
My Trainer Thinks All His Mom Needs Is A Simple Will
Introduction So, I joined a new gym and am working with a personal trainer. During any workout trainers and clients…
Impacts Of Hurricanes And Floods Compound For The Most Vulnerable
This year’s hurricane season brought a stark reminder that nobody is safe from the traumatic impacts of severe weather. Hurricane…
Student Loans Fail To Help Too Many Older Borrowers
By Chris Farrell, Next Avenue Mention college and the conversation swiftly turns to student loans — with good reason. The…
Mortgage rates surge higher, further hurting demand
Mortgage rates jumped markedly this week, sending demand down for a second straight week. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market…
Retirement Does Not Have To Be Spook Or Scary
With October in full swing many people are grabbing their favorite pumpkin-spiced drink and re-watching their favorite horror movies featuring…
Inflation sees the lowest annual rise since 2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main measure of inflation, increased 0.2% in September, a similar increase consumers saw in…
A Retired Sailors Documentary Helped Change Young Filmmakers’ Lives
By Vanessa Infanzon, Next Avenue In 2001, a YMCA in Brooklyn hired a husband-and-wife team of television producers, Stephanie Walter…
Harris Would Create A New Medicare Benefit For Long-Term Care
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has backed an earth-shattering idea: For the first time, traditional Medicare would pay for personal…
Housing markets that could see the biggest impact from falling mortgage rates
Washington D.C., Denver and Raleigh, North Carolina, are the real estate markets that are projected to see the most substantial…
How To Find Out If You Have Missing Money
By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell, Next Avenue A friend with whom I had previously worked with instant-messaged me on Facebook a couple…
3 Things Money Can’t Buy—Naval Ravikant
Have you heard of Naval Ravikant? He’s a famed early-stage investor who’s become one of the most rabidly quoted for…