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Discount plan or dental insurance?
Medicare & Healthcare

Discount plan or dental insurance?

Part 2 of Dental Care in Retirement. A dental discount plan and a dental insurance policy work very differently. In our example, the same policy costs $1,780 or $1,155 for the year, depending on when you need the crown.

Does Medicare pay for your teeth?
Medicare & Healthcare

Does Medicare pay for your teeth?

Part 1 of Dental Care in Retirement. Many of our clients are surprised how little dental care Medicare itself pays for. Where your dental coverage really comes from, the few times Original Medicare does pay, and where to start.

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Discovery

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2

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We keep the best of what you already have, replace what can be better, and make sure nothing is falling through the cracks.

3

Review Every Year

As life changes, so should your plan. We lock in an annual review to make sure everything is still working for you.

Discount plan or dental insurance?
Medicare & Healthcare

Discount plan or dental insurance?

Part 2 of Dental Care in Retirement. A dental discount plan and a dental insurance policy work very differently. In our example, the same policy costs $1,780 or $1,155 for the year, depending on when you need the crown.

Does Medicare pay for your teeth?
Medicare & Healthcare

Does Medicare pay for your teeth?

Part 1 of Dental Care in Retirement. Many of our clients are surprised how little dental care Medicare itself pays for. Where your dental coverage really comes from, the few times Original Medicare does pay, and where to start.

Can an advisor answer in 30 seconds?
Retirement Income

Can an advisor answer in 30 seconds?

On Fiscal Fridays, David reads a real family's question off a card and an advisor gets thirty seconds to answer it, out loud, with a buzzer and a spray bottle standing by. We tried five practice rounds ourselves. Here is how close we got.

Can you beat Eddie at this week's quiz?
Retirement Income

Can you beat Eddie at this week's quiz?

Eight true-or-false questions from a busy week: charitable giving, the income surcharge on $0 plans, long-term care, three Medicare rumors, and Social Security's 2027 raise. Every answer links back to the article it came from.

Your 2027 raise is set. What will you keep?
Retirement Income

Your 2027 raise is set. What will you keep?

Social Security's 2027 cost-of-living adjustment is 3.6%, about $75 more a month for the average retiree. What lands in your January deposit depends on a few numbers that are not out yet, plus some that are. A short household check before the year ends.

Why does an 1878 pocket watch run our show?
inheritance planning

Why does an 1878 pocket watch run our show?

The thirty-second clock on Fiscal Fridays is David Schaeffer's 1878 Rockford pocket watch. Behind it is a story about railroads, a wreck in Ohio, and a jeweler who made America's watches honest, plus a practical question every family with a watch drawer should answer.