Archive for Finance

  • Subsidies Help Us  Obey the Law Subsidies Help Us Obey the Law

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor In the complexity of today’s world with the many regulations and requirements it’s easy to get confused. In this last part of the calendar year we are in two very important Enrollment Periods that affect us ...

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

    By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa ARE YOU COMMENTING ON NATIONAL BLOG POSTING MONTH? November is National Blog Posting Month, which means there has never been a better time to join the conversation with Social Security. We recently launched our new blog, So...

  • 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 2016 SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES •  Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will not automatically increase in 2016, as there was no increase in the ...

  • Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period

    By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’ Area Agency on Aging You can tell it’s autumn by the falling leaves and Medicare’s Open Enrollment period where people with Medicare can review/shop for a Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan for 2016. This period happens ever...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Medicare Open Enrollment – Why Should You Care? If you are currently on Medicare, you have probably received an open enrollment letter in the last few weeks.  What does this mean to you? It means this is your once...

  • Enrollment Periods Continue Enrollment Periods Continue

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period began Oct 15 and continues through Dec 7 allowing beneficiaries to change their choice of plans. Current Medicare folks satisfied with their plans do not need to do anything...

  • How to Protect Your Deceased Loved Ones from Identity Theft How to Protect Your Deceased Loved Ones from Identity Theft

    Duffy Law Office is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. By Ryan Denman Duffy Law Office We’ve all been warned about protecting ourselves from identity theft, but one group of victims can’t take action to protect themselves—the dead. Identity thieves steal the iden...

  • 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 SOCIAL SECURITY DISABLITY HELPS PEOPLE WHO WORK People with disabilities are challenged with both overcoming barriers and with convincing others that those barriers do not define them. That’s why we wanted to mark ...