Homeowners: Are You Covered For The Next Disaster? Maybe Not As the number and scope of extreme weather events and disasters grow, some homeowners are learning that their insurance coverage doesn’t provide all the pro ...

Hang Up On Durable Medical Equipment Scams By Mary Johnson, editor “Hello seniors!” the recorded voice bellows. “Stay on the line to learn how you can get a free Medicare-covered back brace.”  I hung up — again. I ...

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 ...

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 ...

Can You Still Fund A Retirement Account Once You Retire? Retirement accounts allow your savings to grow tax-deferred, but the rules change when you turn age 70 ½.  At 70 ½, traditional IRAs require the owner to take r ...

Philip Moeller is an expert on retirement, aging, and health.  He is co-author of the recently updated New York Times bestseller, “Get What’s Yours: The Revised Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security.” His companion ...

Is Dental Insurance Worth The Money? Medicare doesn’t cover dental benefits, and dental insurance premiums can be more expensive than paying out of your own pocket for routine check ups-  and cleanings.  The cost to b ...

Avoid Problems With Mail Order Pharmacies Filling prescriptions by using mail order pharmacies is convenient, especially for chronic conditions, like high blood pressure and cholesterol control.  Today most insurers enc ...

Which Repairs Are Worth Doing Before Selling A Home? Selling a home to move to lower-cost housing, or as part of a move to assisted living, involves plenty of cleaning, repairs, and maybe some renovations.  To get the m ...

Eating Well On Social Security — 6 Ways To Cut Costs Without Cutting Nutrition Rising food costs, particularly for fresh fruits and vegetables, rivaled the growth of cost in prescription medicines in recent months.  A ...