Posts Tagged Baby Boomers

  • The Importance of Planning Ahead The Importance of Planning Ahead

    By Mary Schricker Realtor - Ruhl & Ruhl Real Estate None of us plan to take care of a parent. We don’t set aside money or time for the task. We don’t begin researching and reading books when our parents reach a certain age. For the most part our parents’ old age and the needs and dilemma...

  • Reasons for Choosing Home Care Reasons for Choosing Home Care

    By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare The oldest baby boomers will turn 65 on January 1st. Each and every day of 2011, 10,000 more will turn 65. The 79 million baby boomers make up 26% of our country's population. As we age, more of us are expressing we want to stay in our homes. Everyone has ...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY - Rock Island, IL Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY – Rock Island, IL Office

    By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office BABY BOOMERS: apply online for medicare This January marks a historic moment: our Nation’s first baby boomers are turning 65. For many baby boomers, it’s time to hit the computer. Even if you have decided to wait unt...

  • WARNING: READING THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH WARNING: READING THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH

    Tales by Triplett By Patrick Triplett With all of the warnings regarding nearly every product on the market today, it makes me wonder how we Baby Boomers are still alive. The only “warnings” I remember growing up were, don’t eat under-cooked pork, drink Drano, or stare directly into the ...

  • Seniors Are Thinking in Reverse These Days! Seniors Are Thinking in Reverse These Days!

    By Bill Klinkenberg Wells Fargo Senior Products Division The words “Reverse Mortgage” have raised questions and concerns in the past throughout the United States. However, it would appear that those questions and concerns have been lessened over time. In April of 2009, it was reported that 1...

  • Alzheimer’s Association Provides Information and Resources to “Maintain Your Brain®”

    To help American adults – especially baby boomers – live a brain-healthy lifestyle and potentially reduce their risk for Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Iowa Chapter offers the following information. “People are always asking for clear guidance on what they can ...

  • What Every IRA Owner Should Know What Every IRA Owner Should Know

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor We recently acquired a new publication titled “What Every IRA Owner Should Know” This booklet provides tips and strategies to help you make the most of your hard-earned assets. IRAs along with other retireme...