Category Archives: Medicare

Emergency Funds, Medicare, Retirement · May 9, 2018

Your biggest retirement expense: What Medicare Doesn’t Cover

Once you turn 65 you are eligible to enroll in the Medicare health insurance system. It is fantastic program that charges a relatively small premium for broad services.

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Medicare, Retirement, Saving · September 6, 2017

3 Retirement Moves to Make at Work That Will Pay off in 2018 and Beyond

Fall is the popular time for open enrollment at work, when employers lay out all the ins and outs of their benefit package for the coming year, and leave it to workers to decide if they want to change or…

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Credit Cards, Medicare, Retirement, Saving · November 9, 2016

How Seniors Can Save Money In 2017

Well, as you have probably heard, the annual inflation adjustment Social Security recipients will get in 2017 will be 0.3%. That’s about $4 a month for the average retiree.

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Investing, Medicare, Retirement, Saving, Stocks/Bonds/ETFs · October 19, 2016

The Best Investment Move You Can Make Right Now

It’s been a great stretch for investors. Stocks have gained more than 250% in the bull market that stretches all the way back to 2009. I am always a big believer that dollar cost averaging-investing on a regular basis-is a…

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Debt, Medicare, Retirement, Saving · December 2, 2015

The Danger of Getting a Pay Increase

As year-end approaches, I know that’s when plenty of you will be sitting down with your manager for a year-end review. I sure hope there’s a pay raise involved. Given how stingy raises have been since the Great Recession, I…

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