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62 Is the New 65: Selling Annuities

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With unemployment hovering around 9 percent, and underemployment well over 20 percent, millions of Americans have been forced into hunting for new sources of income. The recession is particularly difficult for older workers, who find it more difficult to find work where employers favor younger hires with the potential of longer tenures with the company.   The result: The emergence …

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Health Care Reform and Opportunity to Sell Medicare Supplements

Sell Medicare Supplements

One of the byproducts of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last year was a massive dislocation in the Medicare Advantage market. Medicare Advantage – also known as Medicare Part C – is an optional part of Medicare that allows beneficiaries to contract with managed care firms to administer their benefits under the Medicare program. The …

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Medicare Recipients and Travel

Medicare Recipients and Travel

Are Boomer clients aware that Medicare stops at the Border? The exposure to financial harm is high for anyone traveling outside the United States, especially for seniors who are on Medicare, since Medicare stops at the border except for limited circumstances. If your clients have a Medicare Supplement, there is some relief for emergency medical care, but that too has limits – they …

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