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The author and his wife have enlisted the help of a free consultant to guide them until Medicare’s December 7th deadline. My wife and I have…

A longtime industrial plant manager was eager to retire. He even had numbers written on his truck’s visor that no one, not even his wife, knew…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is notifying almost 950,000 Medicare beneficiaries that their personally identifiable information was compromised in late May 2023. In a…

Blended Families May Be At Greater Risk For Family Disputes Sometimes money and the need to care for aging parents can bring out the worst in…

The IRS has announced that the amount of tax-favored funds that you can sock away for retirement is increasing. In 2025, the amount most individuals can…

2025 Medicare Changes Every year there are changes to Medicare Advantage Plans and Social Security. Most years the changes are not dramatic. But this year the…

Most economists who had to describe healthy, stable growth would end up largely describing today’s GDP numbers. The economy expanded at an annual inflation-adjusted rate of…

Daughter of elderly mother (EM) called in a bit of a panic. She had just found out that her 80 year old mother, living alone in…

If you asked 100 people what the purpose of financial planning is, the reflexive answer of the majority would likely be to have more money. And…

When’s the last time you made a friend? Not just someone you see at work, or someone who is an acquaintance – a real friend. Someone…