Archive for Finance
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Your Advocacy Connection – Assisted Living: When is the Right Time?
By Deb Toal GolderCare Solutions When is the right time to move? Isn’t this a lifelong question? When I was 16 years old and knew everything, I dreamed of the independence of having my own place. I was ready to move! When the day actually came a few years later, and I moved into my first apar...
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Seniors, you can still take advantage of the Davenport Now tax rebate program.
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Thanks to Davenport Now, buyers of new homes can still receive $7,000, $9,000 or more in cash to offset the cost of their new home in Davenport. And depending on the price of the home purchased, that amount could even be more than that. You can elect to take the fun...
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“Affordable” Care Act – A Real Misnomer
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was initially passed into law in 2010, with various provisions gradually phasing in over the years. January 1, 2014 is an important date for implementation of this...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND US (BECAUSE WE MAKE IT EASY) If you have read anything about Social Security in recent years, then you probably know that our most convenient office location is wherever you happen to be — than...
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Is There a Retirement Home in your Future?
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford While the sun is still shining and weather is warm, we know that it won’t be long before we will be buttoning up the winter coats and bundling on the scarves and mittens. And for many people, when the Midwest winters start to approach, their first wishfu...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Cristina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office ALLOW SOCIAL SECURITY’S LIGHTHOUSE TO GUIDE YOU INTO A SMOOTH RETIREMENT August 7 is National Lighthouse Day. The day honors and commemorates lighthouses, which for centuries have served as beacons of light to guide ships safe...
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Inundated with low interest environment & healthcare reform?
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Lots and lots of things are going on in our world today. These two topics – low interest & health care reform – seem to dominate media focus. Let’s shed some additional light on these two topics. We...
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Valuing Non – Cash Gifts Made During Your Lifetime
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford For taxpayers who have a moderate to large estates, one estate planning tactic that is often used is to make gifts during the taxpayer’s lifetime in order to reduce the value of the estate at the time of death. Making lifetime gifts also allows the perso...
