Posts Tagged Clu Chfc

  • Health Care Reform – Fact vs. Fiction Health Care Reform – Fact vs. Fiction

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor There are several e-mail campaigns making their way around right now claiming that, beginning in 2011, taxable income on Forms W-2 will be increased to reflect the value of employer-provided health insurance...

  • Where Did Those Credits Go? Where Did Those Credits Go?

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor We are all concerned with government spending especially “deficit” spending and the potential for tax increases. The Government Accounting Office has once again reported another month in which the treasury ...

  • Discount Prescription Card & Health Care Reform for Medicare Beneficiaries 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...

  • Take Control by Taking Action 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...

  • Protection. Without all the drama. Protection. Without all the drama.

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Our financial practice focuses on the use of fixed and fixed-index annuities due to their safety from stock and mutual fund market downturns. What a roller coaster ride with the stock and mutual fund mar...

  • The Tax Man Cometh The Tax Man Cometh

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Here are some ways that state governments are considering generating additional fees and revenues… A CNN article that came across my screen recently really caught my attention. You may go on- line and repl...

  • They’re Back!!!   RMDs are back for 2010! They’re Back!!! RMDs are back for 2010!

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor We manage assets to protect valued retirement money against life’s risks – taxation is a risk. We are continuing our theme during this 1st half of 2010 on the tax risk we face with our retirement money. ...

  • 2010 Resolution – Take Control of your tax risk 2010 Resolution – Take Control of your tax risk

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Annuities – without question will help us reduce the amount of federal and state income tax as well as the amount of social security tax. I encourage you to take control of the taxation risk. It’s tax...