Archive for November 2020
Fresno Retirement Advisor News: The Future of Retirement Planning
As of the end of July, the stock market was still performing relatively well and the Federal Reserve had announced no near-term changes to interest rates.1 However, other economic news was not as rosy. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. economy contracted by nearly a third (32.9% annual rate) in the second…
Read MoreFresno Financial Consultant News: Is it Time to Go Global?
Competitive edge is a real factor. Here in the U.S., we boast that capitalism is the key to our success. Unfortunately, that key has gotten a little rusty lately thanks to the rampant spread of COVID-19 throughout the country. Some areas have locked down or experienced slowed economic growth because of safety protocols that prevented…
Read MoreFresno Retirement Consultant News: Home Health: Has the Time Come?
The health care industry has been trying to contain expenses through technology offering medical services to people at home. Some insurance plans offer a 24-hour nurse line, allowing you to call a nurse for advice in the middle of the night about a child’s high fever rather than rush to the emergency room. Some providers…
Read MoreFresno Financial Planner: October 2020 Highlights
Fresno Financial Advisor News: Feeling Financial Stress? Here’s How to Cope When the coronavirus first began to reveal its ugly head in America, people were concerned. Not just about their health, but about their finances. Nearly nine out of 10 people (88%) surveyed by the National Endowment for Financial Education said they were worried about…
Read MoreFresno Financial Advisor News: The High Price of Health Care in America
If the U.S. health-care sector was a separate country, it would be the fourth largest economy in the world when measured by gross domestic product. Currently, the nation spends an average of $3.5 trillion annually on health care, more than Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom combined.1 If…
Read MoreHow Are Medicare, Long-Term Care, Medicaid and Medi-Cal Different?
HOW DOES MEDICARE, LONG-TERM CARE, MEDICAID, AND MEDI-CAL WORK? MEDICARE DOESN’T PAY FOR LONG-TERM CARE. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE MIGHT NOT PAY ENOUGH. MEDICAID IS MEDI-CAL IN CALIFORNIA. AND, MEDI-CAL MAY EVEN PAY FOR IN-HOME OR FACILITY CARE IF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE ISN’T ENOUGH. HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE ABOUT LONG-TERM CARE OPTIONS WITH A COMPLIMENTARY 15 MINUTE…
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