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The Voice You Trust Costs Nothing to Fake
For as long as phones have existed, hearing a loved one's actual voice on the other
John Stone
The Premium Care That Can't Keep the Same Caregiver
Memory care, the specialized tier of senior living built specifically for people with dementia, now costs a median
John Stone
The Flexibility That Doubles Your Tax Bill
Retirees taking their first required minimum distribution from a retirement account get a piece of flexibility most other
John Stone
The Tax Fix That Only Fixed Half the Problem
For the past year, estate planners were bracing families for a scheduled tax change: the federal estate tax
John Stone
The Pension Check They Can Now Ask You to Trade In
For roughly a decade, there was a specific protection built into federal pension rules: a company could offer
John Stone
The No-Payment Loan That Still Has a Payment
A reverse mortgage is marketed, accurately, as a loan with no required monthly payment, a way for a
John Stone
The Wait Time That's Changing When People Retire
The Social Security Administration has lost more than eight thousand employees over the past fifteen months, its largest
John Stone
The Policy That Was Priced Wrong Thirty Years Ago
Thousands of long-term care insurance policyholders have received a letter this year they never expected when they
John Stone
The Hospital Stay That Doesn't Count as a Stay
A senior can spend three nights in a hospital bed, receive the same tests, the same monitoring, the
John Stone
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