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Ideas to Fund Long Term Care

Due to increased life expectancies, today's 65-year-olds will need on average close to $200,000 to cover long-term care costs. (Long-term care refers to care that is not covered by Medicare - …

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What’s Your Medical Mindset?

Many assumptions go into any kind of financial plan. One of the biggest nowadays is the amount needed to cover healthcare expenses. Lots of financial planners, and retirees-to-be, approach with a …

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Retirement Life: More Than Money At Stake

I knew a man who couldn't wait to retire from his government job. Because of decades of hard work and wise money decisions, he was able to call it quits at 55. Thrilled with his newfound freedom, he …

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How Do You Balance Savings and Splurging?

"I'd really like that, but I don't deserve it." "It would be wonderful to visit there, but I can't do it in the foreseeable future." "That will be really fun when I'm retired, if I have enough …

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When Does Financial Advice Become Couples Therapy?

I had just finished giving a talk on the psychology of money to a group of professionals, and a participant waited in line to speak to me afterwards. The person before him took quite a while, so I …

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