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Medicare Advantage Plans Also Known as Medicare Part C
Unfortunately Medicare Advantage plans, also known as Medicare Part C, are not well understood by many people. Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurance companies and are designed to cover your Medicare Parts A and Part B benefits, and…
Basic Provisions of Medicare Every American Should Know
There are basic provisions of Medicare that every American should know. The attached article reviews those provisions in an effort toward helping you get as much from Medicare as you can. Read article here… Notice: The link provided in the text…
Newlyweds and Roth IRA Contributions Limits
Are you getting married this year? If so, you may want to read the attached “Ask Kim” column where Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor for Kiplinger, answers a reader’s question on marriage and Roth IRA contributions. Read column here… Notice: The link…
You could get less Social Security than you expect
You work your whole career contributing to Social Security through FICA payroll deductions, and you approach your golden years confident that you’ll get the full amount of benefit you’ve earned in your lifetime. But when the time comes to apply, you…
Will your Social Security be enough?
Unless Congress takes action soon, the financial problems in Social Security’s relatively near future will become worse. This glaring fact is highlighted in the recently released Social Security Trustees’ Report, which places the “actuarial deficit” at 2.83% over the next 75 years.…
Explaining Social Security spousal benefits
For married couples, claiming spousal benefits isn’t always as simple as taking one half of the other spouse’s benefit. Although two claiming strategies for a couple to maximize their benefits were closed by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the opportunity…
How to help your parents without hurting your own retirement savings
Statistics show that over 25% of baby boomers are helping to support another adult, and that adult is often a parent. So how does someone provide their parent or parents with support, while still making sure that they’re not torpedoing…
Healthcare costs in retirement, and how to deal with them
It’s fairly well known that healthcare costs will be one of the largest expenses you’ll have to deal with in retirement. But while no one can predict what your future health will be, there are some ways that you can…
Social Security Disability, and the crushing backlog of open cases
There’s little question that applying for and receiving Social Security Disability Benefits can often seem like an exercise in futility, largely because of the length of time it takes to have your case initially reviewed, but especially to have an…
Social Security office lauded for supporting National Guard soldier
We often hear negative stories about Social Security offices and agents, so it’s great to be able to highlight a very positive story about the Grand Island, Nebraska Social Security office. The local Social Security office there was presented with…