Category: Active adult communities
December 12, 2015 — Where do you stand on active adult communities – are you a person who can’t wait to move into one, or do they represent the type of place where you wouldn’t want to be caught dead? This article will address the question – is an active…
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Published on November 2, 2015
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
November 7, 2015 — In this installment of our “Dueling Retirement States” we compare and analyze retirement in the warm states that surround the Gulf of Mexico. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas are better known and appreciated by residents of the South, while Florida is popular with retirees from all…
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Published on November 7, 2015
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
November 12, 2015 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the 2016 premiums and deductibles for the Medicare inpatient hospital (Part A) and physician and outpatient hospital services (Part B) programs. Part B Premiums/Deductibles Most people with Medicare Part B will not see any increase…
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Published on November 12, 2015
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
November 16, 2015 — The biggest change affecting Social Security benefits in at least 15 years is about to go into effect on April 30, 2016. It is a change that could cost certain beneficiaries $50,000 over a lifetime. As with any major change to a benefit program there has…
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Published on November 16, 2015
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
November 22, 2015 — Over the years we have heard from many of our Members who were considering retirement in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We know there are many more who are tempted by the amazing scenery, mild 4 season climate, and outstanding recreational opportunities in this area. So it…
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Published on November 21, 2015
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
November 24, 2015 — There are many classic examples of the kind of mistake made by your Topretirements.com editor. They include experts who don’t listen to their own advice: the cobbler with holes in his soles, the doctor who still smokes, the plumber with a leaky faucet – you get…
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Published on November 24, 2015
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
Nov 30 Update: It is a little tricky to get the ebook for free, but you can do it. Use this link and find the link that says 0.00 to Buy. Click on that, not the Amazon/Kindle unlimited option (you have to be a subscriber for that). Then…
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Published on November 28, 2015
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Category: Green Retirement Communities
November 30, 2105 — We have just seen the most interesting idea for productive, sustainable retirement living yet. The idea is from an architectural firm called Spark, which won first prize for Future- Experimental Project at the 2015 World Architecture Festival held in Singapore. Their winning project, HomeFarm, is a…
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Published on November 30, 2015
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