Archive for Finance

  • COMING OF AGE ... AGAIN! COMING OF AGE … AGAIN!

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Think back to when you were younger. Life was simple at the kids’ table. The smell of a home-cooked dinner filling the air on a lazy Sunday afternoon and, after dinner, everyone crowding around the TV to watch the la...

  • Who is Paying the Bill?? Who is Paying the Bill??

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor “The Marketplace” is the name given to the state insurance exchanges mandated by the Health Care Reform Act passed into law in 2010. Provisions of the Affordable Care law required states to establish Insuran...

  • Reminiscing at Ridgecrest Reminiscing at Ridgecrest

    By Mary Huebbe Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village Ridgecrest Village is so much more than most people imagine. We have the whole realm of Senior Care, starting with Independent living going all the way through to end of life care.  We have a wide array of elder care activities. We work ha...

  • The Durable Power of Attorney The Durable Power of Attorney

    By Ryan Denman Duffy Law Office For most people, the durable power of attorney is the most important estate planning instrument available – even more useful than a will. A power of attorney allows a person you appoint (your “attorney-in-fact” or “agent”) to act in place of you (the “...

  • What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase and saving over $50,000 a year in independent living costs. What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase and saving over $50,000 a year in independent living costs.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Once again, I learned a lot from a home buyer. Those of you who read my column in this publication may recall that my weekend “Meet the Builder” open houses are a constant source of information for me. It’s my best source of consumer research and has led to som...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    Offering Comprehensive Long Term Care Solutions and Patient Advocacy By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions New Years Resolutions Each New Year brings another opportunity to start afresh...to resolve to change and improve something in our lives. Most Americans make some form of New Year...

  • THE TWELVE SITES OF SOCIAL SECURITY THE TWELVE SITES OF SOCIAL SECURITY

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Back by popular demand is our holiday favorite, “The Twelve Sites of Social Security.” It’s inspired by the popular traditional holiday song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” a holiday favorite since 1780....

  • How would another drop in the market affect your retirement assests, especially during this Holiday Season? How would another drop in the market affect your retirement assests, especially during this Holiday Season?

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Today there is a longer life expectancy for both women and men, and that is a lot to be grateful for during this Holiday Season. But longer life expectancy brings in a need for us to plan on more years in re...

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