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Terry Savage. The Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Need to Retire? (John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2005. 256 pages) $24.95 from Amazon (Click on book to order). Having enough money to retire is an important goal for many people, and The Savage Number attempts to help people understand how to reach Read Full Article

More consumers are buying shorter-duration policies as a way to keep the cost of long-term care insurance affordable. For example, in 2009 almost one-third of individual buyers purchased a three-year benefit period policy, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. But is that sufficient coverage or is the policyholder likely to run out Read Full Article

Many retirees look forward to traveling in their retirement, and more and more are actually retiring overseas, in part as a way to stretch savings. But what happens to retirees’ federal benefits while they are out of the country? The short answer is that although Social Security benefits are available to retirees in other countries, Read Full Article

Steps to Take in Advance of Death or Disability Last Updated: 4/29/2010 11:05:37 AM No one wants to face the fact that our loved ones will not be with us forever. Facing our own mortality is frightening as well. Although none of us wants to contemplate a time when we or a loved one might Read Full Article

  Powers of Attorney Come in Different Flavors Last Updated: 4/29/2010 11:01:52 AM A power of attorney is a very important estate planning tool, but in fact there are several different kinds of powers of attorney that can be used for different purposes. Before executing this crucial document, it is important to understand what your Read Full Article

  Circles of Care: How to Set Up Quality Home Care for Our Elders. Last Updated: 4/28/2010 12:02:01 PM Ann Cason. Circles of Care: How to Set Up Quality Home Care for Our Elders. Shambala Publications, Inc. Boston, Mass. 2001. 181 pages. $17.05 at Amazon. Click on book to order. Most seniors, when given a Read Full Article

  Getting Medicare While Traveling or Living Overseas Last Updated: 4/26/2010 11:46:14 AM Many retirees look forward to traveling in their retirement, and more and more are actually retiring overseas, in part as a way to stretch savings. But what happens to retirees’ federal benefits while they are out of the country? The short answer Read Full Article

  Social Security Adds New Online Medicare Application Last Updated: 5/20/2010 8:56:10 AM Time was when Medicare eligibility and one’s full retirement age for Social Security were both 65, but that’s no longer the case. While Medicare’s age of eligibility remains 65, Social Security’s full retirement age is now 66 for those just becoming eligible, Read Full Article

  Last Updated: 3/31/2010 1:43:53 PM Many Web sites offer customized, do-it-yourself wills and other estate planning documents. These computer-based services appear to offer a cost-effective and convenient alternative to visiting an estate planning or elder law attorney. But is online estate planning worth the convenience and initial savings? How do the documents created compare Read Full Article

  Last Updated: 3/29/2010 11:52:44 AM David Shenk. The Forgetting. Alzheimer&#39s: Portrait of an Epidemic . New York, N.Y.: Anchor Books, 2002. 294 pages. $10.17 from Amazon.com (click on book to order) Alzheimer&#39s is a progressive and ultimately fatal neurological affliction that interferes with and extinguishes brain cells. It kills nearly 100,000 Americans a year, Read Full Article