Archive for Finance
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Social Security Announces 2.8 Percent Benefit Increase for 2019 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019, the Social Security...
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Let’s Celebrate National Family Caregiver Month
By Sheila Mooney Community Relations Director Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging November is National Family Caregiver Month when we recognize and thank caregivers. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), caregivers average 24.4 hours per week of caregiving and, while the role is...
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Seven Ways Medicare will Improve in 2019
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period is the time during which people with Medicare can make new choices and pick plans that work best for them. Each year Medicare plans typically change what they cost and cover. ...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office WHY SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT IS IMPORTANT TO WOMEN Social Security plays an especially important role in providing economic security for women. In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and ea...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office
By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa ACHIEVING SELF-SUPPORT WITH SOCIAL SECURITY Work means different things to different people, but it can give you a sense of self, a community to rely on, and much-needed structure. Some people define themselves through th...
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Your Advocacy
By Jaime Long The “Passionate Patient Advocate™” Owner of GolderCare Solutions The 2 Most Important Secrets to Winning the Medicare Battle Last month, a story on local TV highlighted the plight of a Quad City family who learned after Mom died that they might lose her home to the state. ...
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Another Annual Enrollment October 15 to December 7
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Time really flies when having fun!! We are having fun! We are having fun helping people with their Medicare decision. Let’s clarify - having fun is not making fun of people. But we are having fun explaining to p...
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Discovering a New Hobby in Retirement
Information from Friendship Manor Larry and his wife lived in Rock Island for over 40 years before deciding to move to Friendship Manor. They didn’t consider living anywhere else after Larry retired, and they were ready to move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community. While they didn’t know ...
