November 2007 - Posts
CNN, November 27th, 2007Small business owners will have an opportunity to sound off about
"no match" immigration rules that force employers to face heavy fines
for not verifying workers' immigration status within 90 days if social
security numbers
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The International Herald-Tribune, November 22nd, 2007When they were young, members of the U.S. baby boom generation did
not do things the way their parents did. But now, as they start to
retire, some may wish they could retire the way their parents
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The Wall Street Journal, November 15th, 2007So you've got a long-term-care policy. Congratulations. Now consider dumping it.
One of the biggest knocks on long-term-care insurance
-- which pays for costs such as assisted living, nursing homes and home
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Philadelphia.com, October 15th, 2007Suze Orman, in her book The Road to Wealth,
points out that odds of your home burning down are 1 in 1200, your auto
being totaled 1 in 248, but your chances of needing long-term care are 1 in 2. It is ironic that
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The Wall Street Journal, November 14th, 2007It may sound hard to believe, but one part of the
mortgage market is hot: reverse mortgages. And that's giving older
homeowners more options to tap the equity in their homes -- but also
opening the door to
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Mortgage 101.com, November 14th, 2007Sixty-two, 61, 60 -- The age requirements for one reverse mortgage product just got "younger."
Melville, N.Y.-based Lender Lead Solutions
recently introduced Simple60, a new reverse mortgage product available
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Bankrate.com, October 8th, 2007If you reach for plastic to pay for many of your purchases, you may
find yourself mired in debt -- like many Americans. But the truth is,
you can arrange your finances to increase your own bottom line rather
than the
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Wisconsin State Journal, November 5th, 2007Every year, more elderly move into nursing homes and other long-term
care facilities -- dependent on the skill and dedication of nurses,
aides and others.Now
the aging baby boom generation is poised to
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Maryland Gazette, November 5th, 2007
I didn't opt to collect my Social Security benefit yet, but I want to
sign up for Medicare when I turn 65 in a few months. Can I do that?
Yes, you can sign up for your Medicare even if you are not collecting
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Detroit Free Press, October 4th, 2007Dear David: My husband and I live in the Northeast and are both
58. We plan on retiring at 62 or 63 and then moving to a retirement
community in Arizona or California. With home prices soft, we were
thinking
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Grand Street News, November 1st, 2007Lucky you. You own a co-op apartment
on the Lower East Side that has
increased in value like crazy in recent
years. You’re rich!
Unlucky you. You live on a small pension
in a big, expensive city, and you
can’t
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The New York Times, November 1st, 2007Clinton T. Rubin knows full well that his recent results are surprising
— that no one has been more taken aback than he. And he cautions that
it is far too soon to leap to conclusions about humans. But still, he
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