Medicare sounds pretty simple – until you need to enroll. There’s likely a lot more to it than you had thought. For one thing, Medicare isn’t a single plan: there are multiple parts, each providing different types of coverage, as well as different enrollment rules and...
Retirement often comes as a shock due to the sheer number of free hours you suddenly have. This is a great opportunity to spend more time with family and do other things you enjoy — but your current hobbies may not be enough to fill your days. The solution is to find...
As people age, hearing loss becomes more common. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, around 15% of all adults have some trouble hearing, but this number increases to one in three between the ages of 65 and 74 and is close...
You may associate summer with vacations, but actually the winter might be a better time of year to take a trip. Since there are fewer people traveling (especially families with kids, who tend to prefer the long summer break for vacations), prices are lower and...
Although 401(k) plans are almost synonymous with saving for retirement, they are far from your only option. This is good news for people who don’t have access to traditional employer-sponsored plans (including those who are self-employed) as well as for anyone who...