Interesting What to Know Before a Hospital Visit Just as with financial planning, a hospital visit is easier to manage if you prepare in advance and understand the process.
Taxes Aggregating RMDS – What Is (And What Is Not) Allowed Be careful with multiple RMDs! Know the basic aggregation rules below.
Interesting Eight New Amazon Tricks To Save You Some Cash There are quite a few ways to save when shopping with Amazon.
Interesting Lifelong Exercise Adds Up to Big Health Care Savings Becoming more physically active today might help us avoid thousands of dollars in health care costs later, according to a new study of exercise and Medicare claims.
Interesting Twelve Ways To Lower Your Monthly Internet, Cable and Streaming Bills Why pay more than you have to for internet, cable, and streaming?
Interesting What Is the Cheapest Time to Book a Flight? Want to get the cheapest flight possible? You're not alone.
Interesting Guide To Emergency-Proofing Your Finances If you haven't done so already, now is a good time to emergency-proof your finances.
Medicare Why Medicare Part D Will Drive You Nuts If you're new to Medicare, you will probably soon find out that Part D is no bed of roses, no matter which insurance company you buy your Part D plan from.
Retirement The Best States for Retirees In addition to when to retire, a good question to ask is where.
Interesting Five Articles to Refresh Your Financial Literacy Encompassing a broad range of money topics — from balancing a checkbook to developing a household budget and planning for retirement — financial literacy shapes the way we view and handle money.
Medicare Moving With Medicare Many Medicare beneficiaries decide to move in retirement. Depending on the type of Medicare plan you have, you may need to change plans once you have a new address.
Credit/Debt/Loans How to Plan Your Travel Rewards Card Strategy There are many different types of credit card rewards. If you want to focus your efforts on earning travel rewards, you should create a credit card strategy to maximize the value you get for your spending patterns.
Taxes 12 Top Sources of Nontaxable Income Most of the income you earn through work or investments is subject to federal income tax and, in some cases, to state taxes, as well.
Medicare Are Medicare Advantage Plans Bad? If you've been checking with your doctors about what plans they take, chances are that you may have come across a provider who tells you Medicare Advantage plans are bad.
Interesting The Push to Require Financial Literacy Basic financial skills are generally not taught in a classroom in the United States. As a result, the lack of financial education has led to Americans having inadequate household and retirement savings and high levels of credit card and student loan debt.
Estate Planning Losing an Inheritance Is Easy, Because Saying No Is Hard Many beneficiaries view their inheritances as free money, experts say and some run through their sudden wealth on cars, major house renovations, and large gifts to children.
Credit/Debt/Loans The Dangers of Taking Out a Direct PLUS Loan While these loans might seem like an easy way for parents to help their child with today's education costs, in far too many cases, they put the parent’s financial security and retirement at risk.
Credit/Debt/Loans Some Things to Know Before Opening a Store Credit Card We’ve all been there. You’ve got an armful of clothes and you’re watching the total inch up higher and higher. Then the store clerk says: “Would you like to open a credit card for an extra 15 percent off?”
Credit/Debt/Loans Credit Card Limit Increase vs. Opening a New Account If you’re looking to improve your credit history and boost your credit scores, you might be mulling over whether to seek a credit card limit increase or open a new line of credit. Both options would increase your total available credit and lower your utilization rate.
Credit/Debt/Loans A Story of Stolen Credit Card Information An analysis of how online thieves steal your credit card information and what can be done to prevent this from happening to you.
Retirement Retirement Uses For Your Health Savings Account (HSA) Most everyone knows about the use of an IRA or 401(k) account for retirement, but I suspect few understand that a Health Savings Account can also be considered an important retirement account.
Taxes 2021 Tax Brackets and Other Tax Changes On October 26, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service published the 2021 tax rates, allowances, and thresholds applicable for the tax law provisions that are adjusted annually for inflation.
Medicare Drug Discount Programs vs. Medicare Part D CAUTION! Drug discount programs ARE NOT a replacement for a Medicare Part D policy.
Retirement Reasons To Think Twice About A 72(t) Payment Plan Don't be lured into withdrawing IRA funds before age 59-1/2 by an IRS rule that allows you to avoid the 10% penalty.
Credit/Debt/Loans You Should Pay Off These Types of Debts First When finding yourself with extra cash, some analysis is required when deciding which debts to pay off first.
