Isn’t it ironic how yesterday’s science fiction becomes today’s “science fact”? Technology we once dismissed as too outlandish to be real is now commonplace, from personal computers to the smartphone to driverless cars to artificial intelligence. The lesson seems to...
“Those who fail to plan, plan to fail,” as the old adage reminds us. Certainly, that’s true in the arena of retirement planning. How else to explain the dismal statistic, so often cited by Rajiv Nagaich, that – despite the fact that 90 percent of seniors hope to age...
Serving as an unpaid caregiver to a loved one may be “a labor of love” – but it’s also hard work, as anyone who has done it can attest. This is especially true for a growing number of U.S. women in the workforce. Their dual role as both caregiver and an employee is...
This week, we’re well into Medicare open enrollment, which continues for the next month or so. While much of the focus is on health coverage – specifically Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans – there’s another vitally important piece of the insurance coverage puzzle...
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...
