Would Selling A Home Affect Our Social Security? Q: My wife is 65 and I’m 66. Both of us have started Social Security. We have an opportunity to sell our home, and would realize about $180,000 gain. Would this affect ...
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Can You Afford To Spend More On Healthcare?
Mary Johnson, Editor I recently assisted a friend who was extremely anxious about the cost of enrolling in Medicare. Part of her anxiety was caused by a bad experience with Obamacare coverage last year. Although her h ...
“Annus Horribilis” For Healthcare Costs? — Here’s A Must-Have New Tool To Price Health Services
Mary Johnson, Editor Last year was my “annus horribilis” (Latin, meaning horrible year) for healthcare costs. Including premiums, I spent more than $10,030. Normally, I'm hale and hearty. But I blew through my health ...
Benefit Bulletin: December 2014
Why You Should Beware When The Doctor Wants To Hold You For "Observation" Most people who spend the night in the hospital would say they have been an inpatient. But over the past six years, rapidly growing numbers of ...
Best Ways to Save: December 2014
Six Tax Moves To Make Before Year End The upcoming tax season is expected to be especially challenging. A little planning now can help you lower your tax bill come April 15th. Here are 6 ways to minimize the bill, but ...
Best Ways to Save: November 2014
Six Steps To Lower Health And Drug Plan Costs in 2015 How much can someone save by reevaluating their health and drug plan coverage? Last year one man learned he would save $5,200 for the year and his wife would save ...
Ask The Advisor: Health plan options
Should I Allow My New Health Law Coverage To "Automatically Renew"? Q: I'm 62 and my wife is 60. Last year she and I signed up for a new health plan on the federal health exchange. We qualified for lower premiums, bu ...
Benefit Bulletin: July 2014
How Much Do You Know About Long-Term Care Costs? Not only are there wide - spread misconceptions about the costs of long-term care services, but few seniors are setting aside funds to address those needs, according to ...
Best Ways to Save: June 2014
Having Trouble Paying for Veterinary Care For Your Pet? By Mary Johnson If you own a pet and have been to the vet lately, the bill may have taken a big bite out of your budget. Like human healthcare, the cost of ve ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: May 2014
Q: I'm 63, married, and recently earned about $24,000 a year until I got laid off in March. My wife is younger but only receives a small income from providing part-time day care services. We don't have any savings. I'm n ...
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