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Medicare Open Enrollment Period is Coming. Prepare Now to Choose Best Plan for You

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

September 3, 2019 — Lately we have had a mini-avalanche of comments and questions about Medicare. They are mostly to do with which is the best plan to choose – Regular Medicare, or one of the many choices under Medicare Advantage? With plans ranging from A – N, it can…

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Published on September 2, 2019
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Retire Close to Family… Or Not Too Close!

Category: Family and Retirement

September 4, 2019 — A constant question that comes up about retirement, and one that produces hundreds of comments, is “Is it a good idea to retire near my family”? Whether family means parents, children, grandchildren, or siblings – the question has many complex and potentially conflicting elements. In this…

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Published on September 3, 2019
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Original Medicare + Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage – Which is Right for You?

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

September 8, 2019 — As promised, our series on Medicare continues with an analysis of the competing forms of Medicare: Original Medicare + Medigap insurance vs. Medicare Advantage (Part C). This seems like a particularly good time for it, since the Medicare Open Enrollment Period begins on Oct. 15. We…

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Published on September 7, 2019
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Retirement: So Radically Different from Other Life Experiences

Category: Retirement Planning

September 17, 2019 — A special Retirement supplement in the New York Times was filled with sage advice about baby boomer retirements. The Sept. 12 section had articles on topics like finances, the new retirement, finding purpose, etc. ( See link at end, you might also find it in your…

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Published on September 16, 2019
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Husband’s Ego Nose Dives After Retirement

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

September 21, 2019 — Our friend and long-time Member Ed Lafreniere was kind enough to send us some of the articles he has written for his new website, RetirementHumor.net. They take the form of a funny, but pertinent question,…

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Published on September 20, 2019
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7 Steps on How to Be a Successful Snowbird

Category: Home and Garden

September 24, 2019 — The skies are starting to get busy with birds and butterflies headed south on their winter migrations. And soon Interstates like 25, 75, 95 will be crowded with baby boomers on their way to similar retirement destinations. To help you get ready for those trips we…

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Published on September 24, 2019
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What Is Your Medicare IQ?

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

Medicare can be awfully confusing. Take this quick quiz and you’ll find out just how much you know about this powerful benefit. You’ll get a score and the right answers, plus in the next few days we’ll have an article with a detailed explanation of all of the answers.

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Published on September 30, 2019
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