Not long ago, I wrote about those ubiquitous Part C Medicare Advantage TV ads that show up faster than a telemarketer can dial the phone. Well, the federal government has gotten so many complaints about MA ads that the rules governing them change beginning January 1, 2023.
The Senate Finance...
Does this sound familiar?
“Hi, I’m (Joe Namath, Jimmie Walker, George Foreman, William Shatner—pick your favorite celebrity.) Check your eligibility for a zero premium Medicare Advantage plan that includes rides to medical appointments, home-delivered meals, and money added back to your social security check every single month, plus extra benefits...
Well, add one more item to the long list of inflation victims. Joining food and gas and about everything else in life is—retirement savings. A high percentage of Americans say staggering inflation has forced them to reduce or stop saving for retirement, and millennials lead the pack.
The information is...
In 2012, the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) established, for the first time, a permanent estate tax and gift tax exemption. The exemption is the amount an individual can pass on at death without paying estate taxes. The legislation set the exemption at $5 million per person, indexed for...
Inflation is painful. We’re reminded of it every time we go to the grocery store and the gas pump and when the utility bill comes. There’s a whole generation or two that’s never been through anything like this. And because it affects us on a personal level, it’s easy...
Worried about saving enough for retirement? You can put away more next year. The IRS has just announced the new retirement plan contribution limits for 2023.
The contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan increases to $22,500, up...
Not long ago I told you about a new trend among recent retirees; they are un-retiring. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of retirees in the U.S. jumped from 28.3 million in February 2020 to 31.6 million in October 2021.
But record-high inflation changed the hopes and...
If you want to stay warm this winter you have two options—pay a lot more for fuel or wear a lot more clothes. It’s not because winter is supposed to be especially cold or harsh. It’s because of record-high inflation that just won’t go away.
According to the Bureau of...
I remember years ago at a previous employer, several of us left for new jobs within a few weeks of each other. On a whiteboard, we drew a picture of a sinking ship in the ocean and a rat swimming to an island in the distance. Every time someone...
The IRS wants its tax money and it wants it now. Even if you pay all the taxes you owe when you file your tax return for the year, you’ll be charged an underpayment penalty if you didn’t pay enough taxes during the year.
The provision to hire 87,000 new...