Archive for Finance
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office BLOCKBUSTER STARS RIDE INTO RETIREMENT SUNSET Summertime is here, and that means blockbuster movies are in season. This summer — and throughout the end of the year — moviegoers can catch some of the usual heroes on the silv...
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What is an Effective Estate Plan?
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about planning your estate? Most people focus their estate planning efforts on distributing their property to their spouse and children, in the hopes that these loved ones will have safe and secur...
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How to “Preserve your wealth” in purchasing your new senior housing
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes As some of our readers may know, almost every weekend I’m doing an open house at one of our residential communities in the area. I really enjoy doing that, because it’s a wonderful opportunity for me to better understand what buyers are thinking about for their ...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office FASTER DISABILITY APPROVAL FOR PEOPLE WITH ALS May is National ALS Awareness Month. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that att...
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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 ...
