The pandemic dramatically disrupted the health-care system over the past three years. From free vaccines to the expansion of telemedicine, health-care consumers, people like you...
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Which Credit Card Should Be In Your Wallet In 2024?
Spending patterns have shifted in recent years, and household budgets have been reshaped. Are your current credit cards still the most appropriate options? Ted Rossman,...
Beyond the Hype: The Truth About Medicare Advantage
You see the commercials touting Medicare Advantage (MA) plans as being a comprehensive solution to the limitations of traditional Medicare. Dental, vision, and hearing benefits—which...
Beware Medicare Enrollment Delays
If you are planning to use a “special enrollment period” to sign up for Medicare Part B, be prepared for delays. Most people enroll in...
Post-Pandemic Tipping, Who to Tip…and How Much
Tipping has always been a fraught proposition. When you see a tip jar on a counter, are you expected to tip? How much? In the...
Don’t Make These Mistakes With Your Money!
This year’s soaring prices and volatile financial markets have caused investors, consumers and retirees to make plenty of money mistakes—and they are not alone! Even...
Stop Paying for Unused Subscriptions
How much do you think you spend each month for subscriptions you’ve forgotten about? A recent survey shows that people think they’re spending about $86...
Time to Revise Your Will?
Will your will actually do what you want it to do? You might never know—but your heirs could pay the price if it doesn’t. Working...
Medicare Advantage Ads May Be Misleading
A new way to get more from Medicare for less…zero premiums…free dental. If you are 65 or older, you’re probably overwhelmed with ads on TV,...
Social Security Can Ask for Money Back From You
Your elderly mother receives a notice in the mail from the Social Security Administration (SSA). It claims that she has been paid too much in...
Medigap: What You Need to Know
Medigap is an unfamiliar and confusing topic for many of us who are approaching retirement age—but the Medigap decisions we make now could dramatically affect...
Friendly Fraud?
Recently I noticed an unfamiliar charge on my Visa bill. I filed a dispute with the credit card company, got a quick refund—and whoops!—realized that...
