Archive for Finance

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems   Does Your Trust Work with Medicaid? By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate People often tell us they think their assets are protected from the state if they need Medicaid because their attorney set up a trust. Well…that depend...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport Social Security Office CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS CLAIM ONLINE If you applied for Social Security benefits, or have a pending reconsideration or hearing request, you can check the status online using your free person...

  • U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Student Loan Cancellation, Payments to Resume U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Student Loan Cancellation, Payments to Resume

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Three important developments occurred recently in the world of federal student loans: the U.S. Supreme Court blocked an executive order offering loan cancellation to certain borrowers; Congress set an expiration d...

  • One Provision of Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 One Provision of Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The student loan repayment pause will end August 30 after the White House and Congress reached a deal, according to CNBC. The deal, which President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) agreed on, ...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate You Can’t Have it All - What are Your Priorities? Appropriate housing as we age can be complicated.  We must consider location, level of care, cost and payment methods accepted.  This is true ...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office CELEBRATE YOUR INDEPENDENCE WITH SOCIAL SECURITY Every July, we take pride in celebrating our nation’s independence. For nearly 90 years, our programs have helped provide financial independence to millions of hardwo...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport Social Security Office HOW MUCH DID YOU EARN AT YOUR FIRST JOB? SOCIAL SECURITY CAN TELL YOU Ever wonder how much you earned the year you worked your first job?  Or any other year you worked?  You can find out by reviewing your Social Se...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    DEFEND AGAINST SCAMMERS WHO TARGET YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS   By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Scammers are always finding new ways to steal your money and personal information by exploiting your fears.  The most effective way to defeat scammer...