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December 11, 2025

Sneaky Insurance Issues for Snowbirds

Retirees who choose to flee south for the winter should be aware of insurance issues ...

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Snowbirds in a golf cart while their house is vulnerable with sneaky insurance issues.
October 30, 2025

What’s Ahead: The Future of Social Security?

Catherine Collinson, CEO and president of the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, gives us the ...

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Woman adapting to the future of social security.
April 25, 2024

Strategies for Couples Claiming Social Security

Married couples have an advantage when it comes to claiming Social Security: greater flexibility to ...

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April 18, 2024

Preexisting Conditions and Medigap

You might know that preexisting conditions can’t keep you from getting health insurance – but ...

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October 20, 2023

Selecting the Right Medicare Plan

Dr. Lily Pham, Regional Vice President of Health Services in Virginia, Humana, offers “A Prescription ...

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woman on a laptop at home, by Fizkes. Article in finding the right Medicare plan
June 15, 2022

Alternatives to Long-Term Care Insurance

Alina Tugend of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance examines alternatives to long-term care insurance for those who ...

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woman in wheelchair using laptop Photo by Hongqi Zhang aka Michael Zhang Dreamstime. Alternatives to long-term care insurance are needed for those who need other options: group plan, annuity, life insurance, self-funding, etc.
June 1, 2022

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Short-Term Care Plans

Americans would like nothing more than to live in their own homes in their old ...

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Americans would like nothing more than to live in their own homes in their old age. Can short-term care insurance help them do it?
May 26, 2022

Vision Care Options for Retirees

Jackie Stewart of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance examines vision care options for retirees, including individual plans, ...

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Jackie Stewart of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance examines vision care options for retirees, including individual plans, bundles plans, and Medicare Advantage.

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