The use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) is growing rapidly, but users are not taking full advantage of all that the accounts have to offer. Those are some of the key findings in the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s
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Medicare pays the full tab for many healthcare screenings and preventive services, including yearly checkups and flu shots. Yet millions of people eligible for such benefits don’t take advantage of
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Before takeoff, airline pilots go through a checklist to make sure the flaps are in the right position, there’s enough fuel, and everything else is as it should be for a safe flight.
While your retirement may not be a
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Actress Dawn Wells, homespun Mary Ann on the 1960’s sitcom Gilligan’s Island, lost a lot of money in the 2008 financial crisis — a setback compounded this year when she broke her knee in an accident and underwent an
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How would you cover the cost of long-term care? It's a question most people can't answer, and understandably so. The cost of care is high, and rates for long-term care insurance have risen sharply.
On yesterday's
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Just reading the phrase “long-term care” can strike fear in a Baby Boomer’s heart. Many assume it’s synonymous with nursing-home care (it isn’t), and believe the cost could ruin them (it could; while the odds are
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Looking in the mirror, Bill Kelley of Laguna Beach, Calif., noticed a mysterious rash on the side of his head. A few hours later, with a doctor visit behind him and a prescription in hand, Bill called his regular pharmacy.
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The title above is taken from a Wall Street Journal article published in 2010. Since then, the situation has not improved.
This is from a new WSJ story published a few days ago:
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No love lost on today’s bull market
“The VIX is too low, valuations are too high, the recovery is too old and the Fed is tightening. For an old market dude like me, that is a scary list.” – Jim Paulsen, Leuthold Group
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Just as the Personal Portfolio Tracker can be used to manage a 401(k) or other workplace retirement plan with limited investment choices, it can also be used to manage an investable Health Savings Account
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