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Your Questions Answered: Does Medicare Pay for Nursing Home Costs?
We recently completed a retirement planning engagement with some new clients. As part of the planning process, we modeled what their cash flow might look like in the event one or both needed assisted living or nursing home care. The husband asked me, “Doesn’t Medicare...
Your Questions Answered: When Should I Start Thinking About Buying Long-Term Care Insurance
Last week in a client meeting we fielded a not-uncommon question: ”When should I think about buying long-term care insurance coverage?” The answer is a two-parter. First, the potential expense of a long-term care event to both spouses should be built into a retirement...
Your Questions Answered: Do I Need a Trust?
When it comes to planning your estate, one question that often arises is whether to use a trust. Let's explore what a trust is, its benefits, and whether it might be the right choice for you. A trust is a legal arrangement where one party, known as the trustee, holds...
Advice For Life
Focus on Consistency for ROL
The most impactful investments tend to be those that we make consistently over time. When we stick to a plan and keep checking off the items on our to-do lists, our efforts compound and build towards the results that we want. Think about how being consistent in these...
What is Enough for Your Best ROL?
According to one popular rule of thumb, retirees should be able to withdraw 4% from their retirement accounts every year to live comfortably and not run out of money. Another number you might have seen floating around social media is $75,000, which, according to some...
Are Your Opportunity Costs Hurting Your ROL?
If you turn right at an intersection to take the scenic route, then you don't turn left and head straight home. If you have dinner at your favorite pizza restaurant tonight, then you don't have dinner at your favorite sushi restaurant. If you stay home with your...
SMI Transition Planning
Funding the Continuation of Care – The Impact on Traditional Retirement Planning 3
The expenses associated with the continuation of care for your loved will not simply go away at your passing.
Selecting Your Child’s Advocate(s)
Whatever plan you have in place for your child once you are gone will only work as well as the individual(s) you choose to implement it.
12 Funding the Continuation of Care – The Impact on Traditional Retirement Planning 2
The expenses associated with the continuation of care for your loved will not simply go away at your passing.
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