Archive for Finance
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Staying Local
Why more and more QC seniors are telling us they are “staying local” in the choice of their senior housing option. By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Am I saying no QC seniors are retiring to Arizona, Florida or Texas anymore? Not at all. Are more QC seniors telling me they are not retiring to ...
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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...
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Of Christmas trees, holes in the ground, reservations and the newest town home development
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I was talking about Christmas trees with a friend a few weeks ago and describing how my 17 year old son, Conor, is going to market his locally grown Christmas trees this year. I saw the frown building on my friend’s face just before he wondered, out loud, that...
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Your Advocacy Connection
By Beth Maxwell GolderCare Solutions Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy Have you ever heard you need to “spend down” to access public benefits to help pay for long-term care? A few years ago, I was working at a nursing home. My job presented me with the privilege of...
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Your Social Security
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office UNDER THE LAW NO SOCIAL SECURITY COLA FOR 2011 Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 58 million Americans will not automatically increase in 2011, the Social Security Admini...
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Hilltop Campus Village – Rich with Opportunites
By Scott Tunnicliff Program Director Hilltop Campus Village In our changing economy, people often spend time waiting for things to return to “normal”, not realizing that circumstances have changed circumstances for the long-term. To mix a transportation metaphor, while waiting for the ...
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Your Social Security
By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa Social Security COVERS EVERY SEASON OF LIFE The cool winds and changing leaves are tell-tale signs: another autumn has arrived. Sometimes it’s hard to believe how quickly the seasons change and the years pass by. Whatever ...
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Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy
By Jamie Long GolderCare Solutions and Jamieson Long & Associates “I always knew aging could be a pain. I just didn’t know it could be so expensive!” The character Sophia on The Golden Girls sums up the problems that we encounter every day. It is at the heart of coordinated care. ...
