When critics warn seniors that health care reform will decimate their Medicare, what they’re really talking about is the proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage–the all-in-one private Medicare option. The legislation moving through Congress is funded, in part, by cutting $154 billion over 10 years from federal reimbursements to Advantage plans. That has opened the door [...] [view video…]
The Wall Street Journal Encore section last weekend profiled retirees who have headed back to work as the economic slump hit their pocketbooks. The article has an accompanying video interview (see below) with one retirement job-taker, legal secretary Jan Cone. Cone first tried a job as a retail sales clerk but found the stand-up work [...] [view video…]
This MarkeWatch report examines the appropriate caution of younger home buyers in today’s dysfunctional real estate market. If you’re closing in on retirement and looking to sell a home, watch this to get a good sense of how things look from the buy side. [view video…]
