Category: Active adult communities
October 3, 2015 — The think we love the most about the 2015 list of the most popular active communities at Topretirements is that there are so many newcomers – 36 communities are new to it this year! It is great that there are so many new faces – even…
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Published on October 3, 2015
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Category: Retirement Planning
October 21, 2015 — Maybe the better question is, “Do you have a retirement plan”. According to Richard Russo in a recent MarketWatch Retirement Weekly article, having a plan greatly increases your chances of success. So if you don’t have one, now is a mighty good time to start.
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Published on October 20, 2015
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Category: Family and Retirement
October 21, 2105 — Many of us baby boomers are talking a lot about downsizing, in fact some of our most popular and commented upon articles are on that topic (see further reading below). But there is one aspect of downsizing that doesn’t get mentioned as often – your dog.
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Published on October 21, 2015
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Category: Health and Wellness Issues
November 12 Update: Final Medicare Part B Premiums and Deductibles Announced October 27, 2015 — This is the open enrollment period for both Medicare and Obamacare. If you are retired and need health care before age 65, or you are 65 or over and eligible for Medicare, you…
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Published on October 26, 2015
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
Note on Nov. 12: Final Medicare costs have been announced, which ended up slightly different than the preliminary predictions discussed in this article. See Final Medicare Part Premiums and Deductibles article. See also related article on how current Congressional bill ends the popular Social Security “File and Suspend”…
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Published on October 27, 2015
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
Update 1. See our new File and Suspend article that explains how the law affects this and other claiming issues for people of different ages. Update2 Nov, 3, 2015: The Budget Bill was approved by the Senate and then was signed by the President into law. October…
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Published on October 28, 2015
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