Ask anyone who has spent time as a caregiver for a loved one, and they’ll probably tell you that the job is all-consuming. As a caregiver, your schedule revolves almost entirely around the needs of someone else. While being a caregiver can bring deep emotional rewards, it’s also a role that is deeply exhausting, physically … Read more
As you age, do you find the process of making friends easier or harder? For many, making friends gets tougher as we grow older, for a variety of reasons. We may not be as mobile as we once were, or we may be impeded by health concerns. Common impairments like hearing loss have been shown … Read more
During open enrollment, millions of Medicare beneficiaries are in the process of deciding whether to choose a Medicare Advantage plan or stick with traditional Medicare, augmented by a supplemental policy called a Medigap plan. Those Medicare Advantage plans are often slickly packaged and heavily advertised, and data seems to indicate that about half of all … Read more
So, have you started shopping yet? Not holiday shopping – open enrollment shopping. Medicare open enrollment is entering week three, not too far from the halfway mark, so your window of opportunity to shop for the right health insurance and drug coverage for 2024 will begin closing soon. You have until December 7th to evaluate … Read more
When we hear the phrase, “the cost of dementia,” we no doubt tend to think of the emotional cost: the pain of slowly losing a loved one to a disease that robs them of their memories and, eventually, their very personality. In that sense, the cost of dementia is impossible to calculate. However, there’s another … Read more
Recent data tells us that almost half of all Medicare beneficiaries have chosen Medicare Advantage plans. But why are Medicare Advantage plans so popular? Is it just aggressive marketing, or is something else happening in the Medicare marketplace that is attracting seniors to Medicare Advantage coverage? With open enrollment now underway, we’re taking time each … Read more
As many of us peer into the future, one of the fun questions we may be asking ourselves is where we might live in retirement. Choosing where to live in retirement is an important decision for a lot of reasons. We may want to move to that vacation spot we love, or move to be … Read more
Part-time jobs for retirees are a hot topic these days. (If you don’t believe us, try entering “part-time jobs for retirees” into your search engine.) The days when “working” meant one thing and “retired” meant another seem to be gone for good. In fact, AARP research has found that well over half of American workers … Read more
With Medicare open enrollment upon us (beginning this weekend on October 15), the search for Part D drug coverage plans can often appear to take a back seat. For millions, the big focus of open enrollment isn’t on part D drug coverage. Instead, the attention seems to be on the marketing battle between the Medicare … Read more
What are the signs that you’re ready to retire? Here on the Blog, we’re always on the lookout for information that can help you answer the question, “Am I ready to retire?” Several weeks ago, for example, we featured an article that asked the question, “What if I retired today?” The whole idea is to … Read more
Will your plan for retirement lead to disaster if your health fails? Will you end up forced into institutional care, go broke paying for care, or become a burden on your family?
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