Archive for Finance
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What is a Living Will and Why Do I Need One?
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care A living will is intended to provide instructions for others to make medical care decisions for you when you are no longer able to make medical decisions for yourself. Although the term living will may sound like a last will, it has nothi...
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The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; They just make the best of everything
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Have you observed this being real? The happiest people clearly don’t have it all, but they certainly make the best of what they have. The amount of retirement money you have is not important. What is importa...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa MAY THE BENEFITS BE WITH YOU May 4 is an unofficial holiday designated by fans as Star Wars Day. Why May 4 and not the more likely May 25 (the day the original Star Wars was released)? It all comes down to a simple but catchy ph...
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Scratch Procrastination Off Your List
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Procrastination is … ”… the thief of time.” “…the art of keeping up with yesterday.” “… the ability to put off till tomorrow what you should have done yesterday.” The fact that we have a host of quotes on procrastination is ...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office ALL ABOUT DISABILITY Disability is something most people do not like to think about. But if you’re not able to work because you have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death, you may ...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa “TICKET TO WORK” INSPIRES BALLROOM DANCER TO DANCE ON Megan Riggs was just like many other people in their late twenties: bright, ambitious, and full of life. She earned Bachelor degrees in Forensic Science and Biology, with...
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Hidden Homecare Risks
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare Part one of a two-part article about the hidden risks of using private homecare workers I had the recent opportunity to talk with Rona Bartelstone about private homecare workers and why it is important to work through an agency. She pointed me to one of ...
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Bettendorf Health Care Center Medicaid Program (Title 19)
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Up to 75 percent of residents living in a nursing home today are living there under the Medicaid program. Many seniors entering a nursing facility do not have funds available to pay for their room and board privately. In these cases, the...
