Q: I order my prescriptions through the mail to save money. Recently when my expensive brand drug went generic, I switched to a new, less expensive, drug plan. Shortly thereafter, I received an unordered shipment of the ...
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Best Ways To Save: April/May 2013
Insurance for Old Age: Are Annuities A Good Idea? Having income to supplement Social Security benefits that lasts your entire life, no matter how long you live, is a challenge for many seniors. If you don't get a siza ...
Best Ways To Save: Maximizing Social Security Payments
How Can We Maximize Our Social Security Payments? Q: I’m 66, still working, and have not started benefits. If I start benefits now I would get $1,863 per month. My wife turns 64 this year and would like to start benef ...
Best Ways To Save: March/April 2013
5 Ways To Disaster Proof Your Home U.S. weather has changed. It's far more extreme, and more costly, than anyone ever conceived. Devastating tornadoes, derechos, floods, blizzards and wild fires caused tens of billion ...
Best Ways To Save: March/April 2013
Four Reasons To Grow Your Own Food By Mary Johnson Is there a difference between produce you grow vs. produce that arrives on a truck from 1,500 miles away? Is it better for you? Can you save money by growing your ...
Fast Facts and Figures About Social Security
Social Security provides at least half the income for 65 percent of seniors. Forty-three percent of all seniors count on Social Security for 80% or more of their income. The median income for those age 65 and olde ...
Ask the Advisor: February 2013
Q: I started widow's benefits last year. Do I have to declare those payments on my income taxes? A: Yes. Social Security benefits, no matter what the type, fall under the same tax rules. Depending on your income ...
Best Ways To Save: February 2013
The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security Interview with author Mark Miller "Whatever the reason, most Americans before they retire have paid little attention to the huge life transition that is coming. We don’t ...
Can You Be Held Responsible For Parent’s Nursing Home Tab?
Benefit Bulletin: January 2013 Can You Be Held Responsible For Parent’s Nursing Home Tab? Although much of the recent debate is focused on Medicare, seniors and their adult children have almost as much at stake in th ...
Best Ways to Save: November 2012
Eight Ways to Lower Your Prescription Costs Starting a new medication can sometimes take you by surprise when drug plans don't cover the drug or charge higher co-pays than you can afford. If you're having trouble cov ...
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