Retirement
Your Life Can’t Wait! Learn To Decumulate.
If you’ve never encountered the term “decumulation,” you’re probably asking, “Decumu-what???” For most of your investing life, you’ve been focused on accumulation investing, building wealth…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
10 Financial Tips For Widows And Widowers
By Lucy Lazarony, Next Avenue Kathi Balasek was still grieving for her late husband when she decided to buy a…
Should An Adult Child Get Paid For Caring For An Aging Parent?
Attitudes about the obligation to provide care for an aging parent in failing health vary. In some families, there is…
The Need For Financial Literacy
The golden years are something to anticipate. Life is expected to become easier and less complicated with time for family,…
Three Ways To Save More When You’re Self-Employed
The self-employed have the potential to earn more, and build wealth faster than a traditional employee, if their business allows.…
2025 Drug Plan Premiums: Under Control But In Flux
One of the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act is to lower drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries. The biggest step…
Financial Fraud Targeting Aging Parents Is Organized Crime
This month, the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee On Aging held a hearing to address elder financial fraud. It is entitled…