Why make it simple when difficult will do. That seems to be the motto of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, even in its title. The SECURE Act has been the law of the land since January 1, 2020, and the 125 pages of reforms...
Finances, just like your body, can be sick or healthy. Both are important to your life and you need to pay attention to both. So, how do you take the temperature of your finances? Here are 11 steps to complete your own financial checkup from our friends at The...
How would you like to waste a lot of the money you spend on Medicare coverage and miss a bunch of the benefits Medicare provides? Crazy question. But that’s exactly what’s happening to millions of Medicare beneficiaries.
In October 2021, the insurance website MedicareAdvantage.com published the results of its most...
“Tower, this is Bill. I’m on the final approach to retirement and need landing instructions. Do you copy?”
“Roger, Bill. Sending course corrections now. Then you are clear to land.”
Retirement is not something that just happens when you tell your employer goodbye and walk out the door. It’s a constant...
There have been a lot of significant additions to American society during the life of the Baby Boom Generation—TV remotes, cell phones, the internet, DNA fingerprinting, Viagra and… Gray Divorce. The overall national divorce rate has been going down for the past 20 years, but divorces among people 50...
Alhambra's Bob Williams highlights pitfalls to watch out for when signing up for Social Security.
So, you’re almost eligible for Medicare. For many who have struggled with health insurance since Congress passed Obamacare in 2010, going on Medicare is a step up from the expensive, high deductible, limited option plans available to them. But Medicare can be problematic too if you don’t know what...
When Medicare announced a 14.5% increase in 2022 Part B premiums there was shock and outrage. That’s more than double the already skyrocketing inflation rate in the U.S. Medicare said the hefty increase was necessary because they expected a large percentage of Medicare patients would be prescribed a controversial...