Apr 9
Social Security and Medicare are, hands down, the two topics investors are concerned about.
Though we don’t yet know the outcome of the federal deficit reduction conversations and any impact to these entitlement programs, there are important decisions the average person can make with a big influence on retirement income.
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If there’s ever been a topic to give someone a heart attack, it’s health care reform.
A lot of rumors and spectulation are going around about the Affordable Care Act, (aka Obamacare) and its impact on Medicare. Sometimes, the stories are pretty scary. Of course like most rumors, at best they’re exagerations and at worst they’re just wrong.
What’s next with the Budget Resolution, Debt Ceiling, and Sequester? Well, the situation is enough to make your head spin. My best advice is to hold on, take two aspirin, and send me your comments in the morning. Read more
Health care during retirement – although it’s expected, we often underestimate the expense. Furthermore, as we age we’ll likely require more health care, the cost of which is continually on the rise. As of 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010, a person age 65 and over can expect healthcare to be about 13% of their annual spending. Read more
I got a very strange, but exciting, email today. It appears to be an email from my future self. It seems to come from sometime in late 2013, but gives some insight into a possible positive future. Here it is:
Bob, Happy Halloween and greetings from the future. It’s me, Bob Baur…you! The iPhone has been acting strangely. Maybe something to do with the solar maximum that’s going on? Had an icon pop up that I’d never seen before that said “Send Message to the Past.” Some new app, I suppose. Isn’t technology wonderful? Anyway, I figured I’d take a couple minutes to type out a message and let you know what’s coming up on the whole federal budget thing. Read more
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