Browsing: Retirement

A Medicare Advantage PPO (preferred provider organization) plan is an important option for many Medicare beneficiaries. If you’re getting ready to enroll in Medicare or perhaps…

Congratulations! You’ve made it to retirement. All the working, planning and saving you’ve done over the last 30, 40 or even 50 years has led up…

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Launched in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health…

Peter contacted my company about his situation recently. He is 68 years old and still working. He enrolled in Part A two years ago because his…

Imagine having multiple sclerosis and being in a wheelchair for 25 years. That was Eleanor, in Tennessee, feeling trapped. When her neurologist told her she would…

Outfits that manage people’s retirement funds, such as State Street, Northern Trust and Fidelity, are supposed to strive to get the best possible returns for their…

You’ve seen the headlines. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been losing money. (A recent USPS press release said it’s already lost $2.1 billion this…

A piece published by the American Bar Association’s Senior Lawyers Division reports on the international conference of the Alzheimer’s Association. The Division consists of lawyers over…

Surprisingly, one of the first signs of mild cognitive decline can be suffering a financial loss due to making a mistake, such as not correctly completing…

“I can’t wait to retire and live on the beach!” In the last thirty years of being a practicing financial planner, I’ve heard some version of…