Recently, my clients have been calling for help. They are getting a lot of phone calls and mail about their Medicare and supplemental insurance. One client told me she had been asked to give her personal information over the phone. She said she had been speaking to “a very nice young man” who was selling her an insurance policy that would …
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Prostate Cancer and Screening Over 65
This article is part of a series supporting The Movember Foundation. Show your support and help us wipe out prostate cancer. Join Mark Hager this Movember and consider making a small donation today. It’s not glamorous, and many men probably don’t want to talk about it. However, it will affect as many as 1 in 7 men, according to the American …
Planning for the Cost of Daily Care
When you are building your own aging in place plan, consideration needs to be given to the costs for alternate care services. For the millions of baby boomers taking care of an older parent now, this information may be helpful as well. On September 30th, 2008, the MetLife Mature Market Institute(R) released the results of a national survey of …
The Five Key Risks All Retirees Face
by Jeff Helms, CFA Over the next twenty years, roughly 79 million Americans will cross the threshold to retirement, joining the millions of folks that are already retired. Welcome to what we call “Generation R”. The Retirement Generation. In my years of retirement research, I’ve identified five common risks that all retirees face. These …
Organize Your Life. My Secret System That Never Fails Me
It's tough to organize your life. Well, at least for me it was. With all of the “stuff” (there’s the “S” word again) rolling around in our brains and sticky notes cluttering the refrigerator and reminders, pill boxes and business cards stuffed in our purses (or wallets), it is important to develop a simple way that works for you to help you …