Archive for Finance
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Social Security Announces 3.6 Percent Benefit Increase for 2012
Cost-of-Living Adjustment is First Since 2009 Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2012, the Social Security Administration has announced. The 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begi...
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Information Seniors Need to Know
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office HUNTING FOR A PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN IS NO GAME It’s that time of year again. “Open season” is right around the corner for the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. Hunting down the best plan for you is no game. Newl...
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Time for a Change?
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor A big change and welcome relief for the Medicare Annual Enrollment period this year is moving the date to begin Oct. 15 and ending Dec. 7. What a welcome relief! The Annual Enrollment period allows Medicare Ben...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office QUESTION AND ANSWER Want to stay informed when there are changes to Social Security? Subscribe to receive automatic email updates on popular Social Security web pages with the click of a buttom. Just visit www.socialsecurity....
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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 standalone 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 li...
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It’s Nice to Be Back
By Mary Schricker Since my retirement in June of this year, I have taken a brief hiatus from writing. The past five months have been spent sorting through my own boxes of memories, marketing and selling my home and relocating. Although much of my time is now spent in Atlanta, Illinois, I stil...
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Personal Property’s Place in your Estate Plan
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford John and Jan planned their final years carefully. They purchased long-term care insurance for nursing home care. They wrote a comprehensive estate plan that distributed their assets as they desired. They even planned their own funerals, all to ease the way...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa NEW TOLL-FREE NUMBER We now have a new toll-free phone number to serve the public, (855) 420-8556. This new number is a great asset to our agency. Not only can folks use it to talk directly with us, but they can also use it to ...
