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Protect Yourself Against Medicare “Gaps”
Medicare helps to pay for a wide variety of health services, from flu shots to hospital stays to hospice care. But it doesn’t cover everything, including all of your out-of-pocket costs. Many services covered by Medicare require co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles.…
Some Tax Considerations For Your Retirement Income
Even if you don’t plan to retire for years, it’s still a good idea to think ahead about where you decide to live, the source of your income and how it all interacts with Social Security and Medicare. Here’s why:…
Delusional Social Security Plan
Social Security has a long-term funding gap that keeps growing. Neither political party has a plan to pay for the promises already made to people contributing to the system. But Democrats are bringing a new idea to the table: make…
Former Gov. Huntsman Holds Town Halls in NH Saturday
Visit on behalf of bipartisan group No Labels Former Gov. Jon Huntsman (R-Utah) visited New Hampshire Friday and Saturday on behalf of his non-profit organization, No Labels….Huntsman is the co-chairman of the bipartisan group No Labels, which advocates reaching across…
Here’s Why You Might Be Kissing Your Social Security Check Goodbye
Social Security is a financial backdrop that’s been in place for nearly eight decades in order to help low-income retirees upon their retirement, as well as the disabled and surviving family members of qualified deceased workers. It’s also a program…
Ready for National Retirement Planning Week?
Watch out, future retirees (and everyone in the retirement planning business) — the blitz is coming! A PR campaign is about to kick off, its purpose to remind everyone of the need to plan for retirement. In an effort to focus…
5 States Weighing Big Tax Breaks for Retirees
Some states are looking to make life a bit easier for retirees by expanding tax breaks on pensions, Social Security, and other types of retirement income. Currently, lawmakers in five states are considering proposals that will exempt a large portion…
The Signs Say: Wrong Way
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Americans are under-prepared for retirement. And given this sad fact, there’s a growing movement on the left saying we need a government solution, stat: specifically, an expansion of Social Security benefits….Before we start…
Finding A Social Security Lawyer: 5 Things to Consider
Hiring a representative for a Social Security case can be a challenging and important decision. Representatives can talk to Social Security on behalf of their clients, do research on Social Security law and policy, represent their clients at hearings before…
Warren Pressures Clinton to Expand Social Security
Elizabeth Warren is pushing Democrats to expand Social Security rather than cut it, a move that could pressure presumed party frontrunner Hillary Clinton to move left. Warren, a Massachusetts senator and favorite of progressives, has added expanding Social Security to the…