Archive for Finance

  • Must I Take my RMD? (Required Minimum Distributions) Must I Take my RMD? (Required Minimum Distributions)

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Today I want to talk with you about a special topic many of my clients are experiencing and don’t want to be experiencing – and that topic is with RMDs – Required Minimum Distributions as many of us know, oc...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security EMMA AND LIAM REPEAT AS SOCIAL SECURITY’S TOP BABY NAMES FOR 2019 Jacob and Abigail Fall Out of Top 10 Liam and Emma are once again America’s most popular baby names in 2018. This is the second time Liam is atop the boy...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa SIGN UP FOR MEDICARE AND ESTIMATE MEDICARE COSTS Affordable medical coverage is something everyone wants, especially as people age. Luckily, our nation has safeguards for workers as they get older. Millions of people rely...

  • Calendar of Events Calendar of Events

    Support Groups and Informational Seminars Veterans Experience Action Center on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 at 9 am to 3 pm each day. St. Ambrose University, Lee Lohman Arena. The Quad Cities Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC), is a collaboration between the Quad Cities Veterans Enga...

  • By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa SOCIAL SECURITY HONORS AND SUPPORTS MILITARY MEMBERS Every year, on Memorial Day, the nation honors service members who have given their lives for our freedom. Social Security acknowledges the sacrifice of our military...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office SPRUCE UP YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN WITH SOCIAL SECURITY Now that tax season is over, it’s probably a good time to evaluate some financial “best practices” for the rest of the year. A good spring-cleaning can clear ou...

  • What’s ‘The  4 Percent Rule?’ What’s ‘The 4 Percent Rule?’

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Heard of the 4 percent rule? Essentially it is a “rule of thumb” suggesting that annual withdrawals of 4 percent from a retirement account each year will provide enough money for about 30 years of retirement. ...

  • Feeling Squeezed? Feeling Squeezed?

    The Balancing Act of the Sandwich Generation By Kathy Malmloff CASI Director of Senior Services When you envisioned your adult life growing up, did you ever think that you would be a parent to your children and a caregiver to your aging parents all at the same time? Me neither. But today I am j...