Archive for Retirement

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems The Real Reason You Need a Revocable Living Trust By Jamie Long The Passionate Patient Advocate GolderCare Solutions, Unlimited, LLC I’m not a lawyer. I don’t even play one on TV! Once upon a time I was, but that was a prior life.  I was, in fact, the f...

  • September 2022 Social Security COLAs September 2022 Social Security COLAs

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Next month Social Security will tell us what the 2023 cost of living adjustment will be. So, we can expect a nice adjustment next year. There has been lots of press on Cost-of-Living Adjustments for social securit...

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

    By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport Social Security Office SOCIAL SECURITY RELEASES DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY STRATEGIC PLAN The Social Security Administration issued its 2022-2023 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan. ...

  • 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 UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE You may know someone who gets a monthly Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income payment and who also needs help managing their money.  If someone you ...

  • The Health of Social Security: Some Good News and Some Bad News The Health of Social Security: Some Good News and Some Bad News

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor With approximately 94% of American workers covered by Social Security and 65 million people currently receiving benefits, keeping Social Security healthy is a major concern.* Social Security isn’t in danger of g...

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

    By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport 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 har...

  • What to Know  About ... Annuities What to Know About … Annuities

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The Wall Street Journal had this insert in their Monday June 6, 2022 on personal investing. This section of course caught my attention and I wanted to share with you this article. "Investors are pouring billions ...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems 5 Common Concerns about Reverse Mortgages and How to Address Them By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions Reverse mortgages have been a Godsend for some people over the 60 years of their existence.  They haven’t always worked out so well for others.  Over the ...