When I retired, Medicare became my primary health insurance, fully covered by American taxpayers (and federal debt-holders), while Anthem/Blue Cross became my secondary health insurance, fully covered by the University of California. I will never have to spend a nickel of my Social Security benefits or inflation-adjusted defined retirement income on my health insurance. But [...]
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The stock market is getting a bad reputation these days. It waxes and wanes hour by hour depending on everything from who is elected president to the future of twinkies and cupcakes. Never mind that in the grand scheme of things, individual stock returns are really based on corporate earnings, and never mind that historically [...]
Last week I highlighted some fairly positive news from a recent Wells Fargo/Gallup survey even though the media headlines appeared otherwise. Despite low interest rates on investments, more people than not are confident they will be able to buy cialis retire when they plan to. And the majority of current retirees are confident they will [...]
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) released his proposed 2013 budget yesterday and before the ink was dry, the left was attacking buy viagra online it like vultures on a carcass. Ryan was being portrayed as the bogeyman of seniors’ concerns about Medicare. As part of his effort to control an out-of-control bureaucracy, his plan includes: Increasing [...]
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Nearly two years ago, I received a call from a former college friend of mine. This was about the time the market was starting to recover from its drastic downturn in the fall of 2008, leaving many investors shaking their heads, selling off and vowing never to return to the Dow Jones again. During the [...]