Four Things To Avoid When Shopping For Retirement Housing More than 50% of older households surveyed by the National Institute on Aging say that they have at least one adult child living within 10 miles. But retireme ...
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Ask The Advisor: April 2017
My Congressman Wants A More Accurate Measure Of Inflation For COLAs. How Would That Affect My Social Security Benefits? Q: I received a mailing from my Representative stating that he supports a plan to save Social S ...
Q & A: April 2017
Q: I’m still working and will turn 65 in July of this year. I currently get my health insurance through my employer. We have more than 20 employees and I’ve been told I can keep my employer’s health insurance instead o ...
Q & A: February/March 2017
Q: I recently received a notice from my Medicare supplement insurer that the claim for my annual mammogram was denied. I thought Medicare covered this. Is there anything I can do? I was billed $483. I became eligible ...
Ask The Advisor: February/March 2017
How Will Social Security Benefits Affect Our Income Taxes? Q: After I turned 67 this year, I started Social Security benefits while my wife and I continue to work. Can you give us an idea how much my Social Securit ...
Five Best Tax Breaks For Taxpayers Over 65
A number of tax breaks are available for people age 65 and older for 2016 returns. Here are 5 to discuss with your tax advisor: Higher income thresholds: People age 65 and older may not have to file an income tax ...
Legislative Update: February/March 2017
New Congress Eyes Testing The “Third Rail” By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst With Republicans in control of the House, the Senate, and the White House for the first time in eight years, The Senior Citizens L ...
Best Ways to Save: February/March 2017
Can You Afford a Long-Term Care Policy? “The problem with long-term care insurance is that anybody who can afford it doesn’t need it and anybody who needs it can’t afford it.” Long-term care insurance customers g ...
Benefit Bulletin: February/March 2017
What a New Congress Means For Medicare TSCL is closely following proposals that would overhaul Medicare as a part of the plans to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act. House Speaker Paul Ryan (WI) has put forward a pl ...
House Lawmakers Want Fast Action on Social Security and Medicare Overhauls
By Mary Johnson, editor A group of lawmakers in the U.S. House recently announced they are working on plans to reform Social Security and Medicare, according to a recent story appearing in The Wall Street Journal. Th ...