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Health Care Decisions

National Health Care Decisions Day was Friday, April 16th! Health Care decisions involve decisions for all adults from the age of 18. To date, 60% of Americans have yet to document their health care decisions. If you are in the 40% – Bravo! How about this year, we all make an effort to make sure […]

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Fraud Protection During the Holidays

Fraud and data breaches are back in the news with the recent Marriott breach that hit the news this week.  During the holidays, it is estimated that fraud attempts increase 30%.  Fraud protection is a way of life and as the holidays approach, be especially vigilant with these tips. 1. Keep a close eye on

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November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

I love November – my birthday and my favorite holiday of the year – Thanksgiving are in November!  The clocks turned back last night in the US, the air is getting crisp and it is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.  During this month of thanks, I for one would like to extend tremendous thanks for the Alzheimer’s

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National Update: Changes Ahead – Taxes

What do they say?  The two things we cannot avoid are death and taxes?!  Taxes are the topic we will consider today.  Taxes touch our lives when we make money, spend money, own property and invest.  As we approach Q4, let’s consider a few specific areas to review to make sure we are on target

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National Update: Changes Ahead Medicare Supplement Plans and Credit Freezes

As Q4 approaches, there are changes ahead to existing programs for 2019 that may impact you and/or your families.  So we stay on top of what’s happening to consider how best to proceed, let’s take a look at what has been announced thus far. Medicare Supplement Plans  Reuters reported this week that Medicare Supplement Plans

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2018 Business Trends to Watch

For anyone who is in business or does business, keeping up with trends can be exciting and daunting!  Change is underway at lightening speeds.  The issues on my watch list this year and into next year include:  Technological; Geo-political / Trade / Regulatory; Financial;  Shopping, Selling and Advertising, These issues all come into the picture for

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Let’s Talk about Suicide

Statistics help us summarize the impact of suicide.  The Center for Disease Control (CDC) discusses the statistics from the latest report from Vital Signs that almost every state (except Nevada) experienced an increase  in suicide rates from 1999-2016. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and is one of just three leading causes that are on

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my Social Security

Social Security – a term we’ve all heard, a program we pay into and a source of income when we retire.  Looking back into history tells us that although Social Security did not really arrive in America until 1935, there was one important precursor, that offered something we could recognize as a social security program,

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Health Care Decisions

It’s that time of year once again … let’s get beyond taxes and explore health care decisions!  16 April, 2018 is National Health Care Decisions Day!  This day exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and health care providers about the importance of advance care planning.   Yes, advanced care planning involves legal documents to

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