Archive for Retirement
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Peace of Mind
By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village “Peace of Mind” is a worthwhile goal for us all. Now my wife and I know about “Peace of Mind” first hand. Let me explain... My father, Don Morrison attended the very first “Honor Flight of the Quad Cities” in N...
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Discount Prescription Card & Health Care Reform for Medicare Beneficiaries
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Working with Medicare and all the issues involved with choices and costs, we came across another very important resource for Medicare and Pre-Medicare folks - free discount prescription cards. These cards are a...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
by Cyndi Hagen Social Security Assistant District Manager, Davenport Iowa MAKE YOUR APPEAL ONLINE Requesting a review of a decision made on your Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability application is now as easy as surfing the web. To file an appeal online, simply vis...
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Your Social Security + CELEBRATING 75 YEARS (special guest column)
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office PAYMENTS ARRIVE WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT, NO MATTER WHAT These days, almost everyone gets their benefit payment by direct deposit. Whether you receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you can depend on...
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Funding is Critical to Estate Planning
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Everyone knows that planning is part of estate planning. When Ted and Emily met with their attorney, they discussed their family’s needs and the legacy they wanted to leave. Ted and Emily and the attorney created an estate plan designed to achieve their...
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When is a “town home” not a town home?
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes When is a “town home” not a town home and what do you call a “town home” that is a stand-alone home? And what’s a villa? Virtually every weekend during my open houses someone asks me about the difference between a town home, villa, condo, zero lot line...
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Take Control by Taking Action
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Employee Benefit Research Institute reports 47% of Americans between the ages of 56-62 would run out of the funds necessary to pay for basic retirement expenditures if they retire at age 65. 47% - that’s a bi...
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Your Social Security – Rock Island, IL Office
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office Social Security Proposes Legislation to End Furloughs of Federally Paid State Disability Workers Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the agency is submitting legislation to Congress th...
