Archive for Finance
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REPORT FOR DUTY BY REPORTING FRAUD
By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa In July, with American flags flying, we celebrate our nation’s birthday and the freedoms and protections we hold dear. Although love for your country can take many forms, Social Security takes preventing and combatting f...
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REPLACEMENT MEDICARE CARDS
By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Available to Recipients with a my Social Security Account The Social Security Administration introduced the expansion of online services available through its my Social Security portal available at www.socialsecurit...
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MACRA – Another One Sneaks In…
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Believe it or not another new tax law just snuck in with little or no publicity. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) became law on April 16, 2015. I was just introduced to this law a...
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A Good Perspective
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home While traveling along the Ohio countryside with some friends a few years ago, I distinctly remember driving by an Amish family working their farmland. A young boy – perhaps just 7 or 8 years old – was leading a team of four horses along ...
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Kinds of Trusts
Duffy Law Office is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. By Ryan Denman Duffy Law Office Trusts fall into two basic categories: testamentary and inter vivos. A testamentary trust is one created by your will, and it does not come into existence until you die. In cont...
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Making a Difference
By Mary Huebbe Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village I’m sure everyone knows the Quad Cities has many wonderful Senior Living Facilities. I want to tell you a little more about Ridgecrest Village, and how our community is different from the others. What sets us apart from all the other faci...
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Social Security Announces Vision 2025, a Long-Range Service Delivery Vision
By Christina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Ensures a Commitment to Local Field Office Presence Nationwide Embarking on its 80th Anniversary of being a key piece of the Nation’s fabric, Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, has officially ...
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FROM TYPEWRITERS TO MEGABYTES — SOCIAL SECURITY’S EVOLUTION
By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented on June 23, 1868. One hundred years later, Social Security still used the same technology to type Social Security cards, envelopes, forms, and applications....
