Archive for July, 2013
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Preserve Fresh Herbs
By Brittany Fowler, RD, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 792-0200 1416Dietitian1@hy-vee.com Summertime is the best time to capture the freshest flavors, with an abundance of local produce items from the supermarket, as well as your backyard gardens. But the trick is capturing those su...
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It’s All About Balance
By Mary Schricker Gemberling For a baby boomer on Medicare, I feel pretty young most of the time. I get out of bed most mornings relatively pain and med free other than an occasional aspirin or Tylenol to remedy excessive gardening, and have plenty of energy to meet whatever demands life might b...
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Inundated with low interest environment & healthcare reform?
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Lots and lots of things are going on in our world today. These two topics – low interest & health care reform – seem to dominate media focus. Let’s shed some additional light on these two topics. We...
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Life Changes
By Beth Martinez GolderCare Solutions Your Advocacy Connection - We Solve Long Term Care Problems Life changes require us to look at our lives in a different way. Life changes may be difficult and stressful, such as losing a job, moving to a different city, or dealing with the illness of...
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Valuing Non – Cash Gifts Made During Your Lifetime
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford For taxpayers who have a moderate to large estates, one estate planning tactic that is often used is to make gifts during the taxpayer’s lifetime in order to reduce the value of the estate at the time of death. Making lifetime gifts also allows the perso...
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Reconciling Losses
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home I was in college. Some things were simpler then. Some things weren’t. I had driven to the grocery store, probably to stock up on my staples: peanut butter, bread and some good ol’ macaroni and cheese. No one asked if I wanted “pap...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa IT’S BASEBALL SEASON! WHO IS ON FIRST? YOU ARE, WITH SOCIAL SECURITY Who is on first base? You are, when the time comes to do business with Social Security. We always place customer service first and strive to hit ...
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Live in a $250,000 Dan Dolan home for about $800 a month?
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I have to admit that my phone has been “ringing off the hook.” The calls relate to my recent Sunday ad in a number of area newspapers illustrating how seniors over the age of 62 can live in one of my new homes for about $800 a month in out-of-pocket costs. And w...
