New Medicare cards are coming (and bringing along new scams, of course) [1] Starting in April 2018, new Medicare cards will be mailed to 60 million Medicare beneficiaries. Mandated by the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015, the new cards will not display your Social Security number. Instead, your card will display a randomly…
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What do you want people to know about you after you’re gone? Susan Graham discusses in this video.
DetailsWhat bad things can happen if my parents put their home in my name? Betty and Frank plan to gift their home to their only son, Bruce. They want Bruce to inherit everything when they die. Right now Bruce is on all bank accounts. He is named as the beneficiary on their retirement accounts and…
DetailsLast week I lost my keys. After hunting for ten minutes, I finally found them on my garage work bench. How did they get there? I forgot that I went to the garage to bring a huge box into my house and could not hold on to both the box and keys. Then I thought…
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How can you protect your children’s inheritance from predators? Susan Graham offers a solution in this video.
DetailsLast week I received a call from Alice, who was uncertain how to pay a medical bill. She just received a bill for $7,000 to cover the cost of her husband, George, being in a facility to help him get stronger after his hospital stay. She asked if she had to pay the bill. She…
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