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Rising Costs, Skyrocketing Federal Debt: Fixing Medicare is Central to Fixing Health Care and Shoring Up the Federal Budget

Few topics get voters – especially senior voters – more riled up than a discussion of changing Medicare. This enormous government program covers about 63 million Americans, nearly 1 citizen in 5. It has some serious structural problems that cry out for a fix. Yet with so many older Americans reliant on Medicare for their … Read more

Among Your Estate Planning Documents, Should You Have a Digital Will? Yes, You Should – and the Sooner, the Better

The longer we live with technology, the more intertwined our tech becomes with our lives and—inevitably—with our legacies after we pass. Here at the AgingOptions Blog we strive to bring you information to help you prepare for your future, especially some of the more obscure but essential things you may not have considered. We thought … Read more

Before You Retire, Here are Three Debts You Need to Pay Off – and Your Mortgage Isn’t One of Them

As your retirement draws closer, you’re no doubt spending more and more time thinking about the best ways to prepare (at least, we hope you are).  One of those preparatory steps usually involves taking a hard look at your debts, and strategizing about how to get those pesky encumbrances paid off so you can retire … Read more

Six Reasons Why Many Who Have Tried It Advise Others to Think Carefully About Early Retirement

For many Americans, the idea of retiring early continues to hold a special allure. Many of us heard tales of the “Microsoft millionaires” who joined that company early on, rode the wave of skyrocketing stock prices, and retired in their forties or early fifties with seven-figure nest eggs. There’s something enticing about the notion of … Read more

Subjecting Your Loved Ones to Confusion, Conflict on Top of Grief: The Ramifications of Dying Without a Will

Here on the AgingOptions Blog, we’ve written many times about the importance of preparing proper estate planning documents well in advance, and the need to keep them up to date as your stage of life and your family circumstances change. Through our associates at Life Point Law, we’ve heard more horror stories than we can … Read more

A Weak Economy Creates Retirement Uncertainty, but a Sound Financial Plan – and a Financial Dashboard – will Guide You Through

The financial headlines these days can induce a kind of vertigo. “Stock market soars!”  “Stock market plummets!” “Inflation tapering off!” “Inflation heading higher!” The roller coaster ride for those trying to plan for a financially healthy retirement is enough to give us all a bad case of whiplash. For that reason, we were drawn to this … Read more

Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage: Unlimited Choices for Care versus Extra Benefits and – for Some Plans – No Monthly Premiums.

Medicare open enrollment is in full swing – the one time each year when Medicare beneficiaries can switch plans with relative ease. Last week here on the AgingOptions Blog, we began our coverage for this year’s open enrollment period with a back-to-basics look at Medicare’s various parts: A, B, C and D. (You can check it … Read more

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