Archive for Finance
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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...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa IT’S BASEBALL SEASON! WHO IS ON FIRST? YOU ARE, WITH SOCIAL SECURITY Who is on first base? You are, when the time comes to do business with Social Security. We always place customer service first and strive to hit ...
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Live in a $250,000 Dan Dolan home for about $800 a month?
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I have to admit that my phone has been “ringing off the hook.” The calls relate to my recent Sunday ad in a number of area newspapers illustrating how seniors over the age of 62 can live in one of my new homes for about $800 a month in out-of-pocket costs. And w...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa Social Security Board of Trustees: No Change in Projected Year of Trust Fund Reserve Depletion The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the long-term financial status of the Social Sec...
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Are You Ready for Retirement?
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Retirement readiness is more than just giving up a job or a career after years of service. Retirement readiness is accepting the responsibility to fund and structure the retirement you desire. In order to achie...
