For those on Medicare, or just signing up, the open enrollment window is now wide open. As the clock ticks down the days until December 7th, millions will be making important decisions about which plan best suits their individual needs. It can be a daunting task, not...
This week, as we focus our attention on Medicare, we wanted to include one article on the Blog that peeks behind the curtain at the issue many of us aging boomers would prefer to ignore: our good health, or lack of it. After all, most of us would prefer to live a...
During this final month of Medicare open enrollment, which ends December 7th, you might be facing a bit of a conundrum if you’re planning to move in 2026. How would a relocation to a completely different city or state affect the coverage you select, and should that...
By now you’ve probably heard the news that your Social Security benefits are going up, effective January 1, 2026. The annual cost-of-living adjustment, referred to as the Social Security COLA, will rise by 2.8 percent, matching what most observers had predicted. Last...
Does your family really understand what’s important to you as you grow older – particularly when it comes to where and how you want to live out your days? Before you answer “Yes, they know where all my important estate planning documents are,” you might want to think...
Have you gone through the process of naming a trustee to take over a family trust after you’ve passed away? If you answer “yes,” that’s a good first step. But here’s an important follow-up query: does the trustee you’ve selected know that he or she is about to assume...
