Archive for Finance
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Why Continuing Care Retirement Communities? An attractive Lifestyle Option!
By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) provide an attractive lifestyle option that has been around for decades nationally, but since the mid 1980s has dramatically evolved. These retirement campuses are especially attractive to ...
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Tech Matters – Buying a New PC
Information from Computer Revolutions Moline, Illinois Looking to buy a new computer system, for some people, can be about as fun as getting a root canal. With all of the "Dual-Core" this and the "Gigabyte" that, the technical babble can simply tie your brain in knots if you don’t know what it...
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You’re Invited to Exercise your WILL POWER!
Most people just never get around to making a will because they don't exercise their WILL POWER. In fact, according to the most recent NCPG Survey, 42 percent of Americans die without a will! WILL POWER is what motivates you to ignore all the reasons that you come up with not to write a will. ...
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Elderly couple at open house told me they were serious…but could I help?
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The woman greeted me first and indicated they wanted to downsize their living space with everything on one floor to eliminate stairs. They also now wanted to find housing that would not require a monthly outlay of cash except for the usual taxes, utilities, insuran...
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Change is the Law of Life
By Mary Schricker Realtor - Ruhl & Ruhl Real Estate “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, or the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” As a Seniors Real Estate Specialist I often discuss with clients the pros and cons of downsizing. The fear of the ...
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Helping Your Parents Age Gracefully
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Watching your parents grow older can be a difficult thing. You’ve spent a lifetime looking to them for guidance and leaning on their advice, and now your mom and dad seem to need your help in more and more areas. The roles start to reverse, and you ...
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Get to Know Us at Bettendorf Health Care!!
By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care As I gave you a little history last month on Bettendorf Health Care, I hope that each reader actually learned at least one thing about the facility that they did not know. I have been here nearly 13 years, and I still have people com...
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Why Do Hearing Aids Need to be Repaired so often?
By Janet Liddicoat, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. The number of times a hearing aid has to go to the company for repair varies greatly from person to person. There are many factors that can affect the number of repairs each hearing aid needs. Hearing aids are small devices with very s...
