Archive for Finance
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10,000 new retirees each day – What does that mean to Quad-Cities senior home buyers?
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes It’s hard to scan a newspaper or magazine these days without reading about the population trend relating to the growth of the over 60 senior segment. Locally, we see that with the increase in local trade shows and related programs that focus on the needs of the ...
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Beat the Healthcare Squeeze: QC Families Find Ways to Save
Information from Mississippi Valley Health News Online qchealthnews.com For one Moline family, when health-care costs exceed their mortgage payments, any opportunity to save is money in the bank. Lisa and Jeremy Larson appear to make a healthy living: he is self-employed in financial servic...
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What is Alternatives for the Older Adult?
For 25 years, Alternatives for the Older Adult has helped area seniors find solutions for their care needs. Our experienced, certified staff has made it possible for older adults to stay safe and secure in either their own homes or assisted living and nursing homes. Our programs include care coordin...
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A New Year, A New Life
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Over 100 million Americans plan New Year’s resolutions to improve their lives over the next 12 months. While their goals vary from losing weight to spending more time with their children, most people make resolutions to gain more control over their liv...
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Have you made your resolutions for the New Year?
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Most people, it seems, resolve to do something new or different or better as the calendar flips over to January. And it’s a pretty well-established fact that most resolutions, for one reason or another, aren’t kept throughout the year. ...
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Seniors waiting to make home choice likely to pay more. Still time to save.
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I’ve been intrigued recently by the late-night online auctions of foreclosed Florida real estate. For one thing, it’s hard to believe that new homes selling for $230,000 to $250,000 as recently as 2008 would now be sold at auction for around $90,000, including m...
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Remember a Senior
By Mary Schricker A little over three years ago, a group of five individuals met over early morning coffee to discuss ways to raise money to buy Christmas gifts for Quad-City seniors. Just two months later, the first annual Hat Bash was held at CASI. The event raised over $8,000, money that was...
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Resolve for Safety and Flexibility in 2012
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor As we turn the calendar to another year, I am sure you are aware that 2011 ended up not a strong stock and mutual fund year. For a long time now, I’ve encouraged retirees and soon to be retired folks (within ...
