• Long-Term Care Insurance Gets a Makeover

    Long-Term Care Insurance Gets a Makeover

    Less than two decades ago, Meryl Comer and her husband Dr. Harvey Gralnick embodied the American Dream: He was a physician, while she had built a career as an Emmy-winning reporter, producer and broadcast journalist. Everything looked perfectly in place [...]

  • One Way to Cut Your Medical Bills by 50 Percent

    One Way to Cut Your Medical Bills by 50 Percent

    Daily deal sites are increasingly offering medical, dental and other care for cheap. But are cut-rate procedures a good idea? Daily deal sites, home of the half-off, limited-time-only, pre-paid coupon craze, are no longer content to sell low-cost dinners and dye jobs. [...]

  • What to Look for in a Long-Term-Care Policy

    What to Look for in a Long-Term-Care Policy

    In the past, financial planners told us that people with a net worth below $200,000 to $300,000 (not including a house and depending on the regional cost of care) would probably not be able to afford a long-term-care policy, and [...]

  • Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

    Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

    Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs. The drop in usage is showing up as health-care companies report financial results. [...]

  • Tax Refund This Year? Use It Right

    Tax Refund This Year? Use It Right

    Not everyone dreads tax day in April. If you’re one of the 60 million plus Americans set to get a refund anywhere close to the average of nearly $3,000, it can feel like a much-needed mini-jackpot. But, instead of an [...]

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  • Long-Term Care Insurance Gets a Makeover

    HEALTH March 7, 2012 9:04 am 1 comment

    Less than two decades ago, Meryl Comer and her husband Dr. Harvey Gralnick embodied the American Dream: He was a physician, while she had built a career as an Emmy-winning reporter, producer and broadcast journalist. Everything looked perfectly in place [...]

     
  • One Way to Cut Your Medical Bills by 50 Percent

    HEALTH March 7, 2012 9:04 am no comments

    Daily deal sites are increasingly offering medical, dental and other care for cheap. But are cut-rate procedures a good idea? Daily deal sites, home of the half-off, limited-time-only, pre-paid coupon craze, are no longer content to sell low-cost dinners and dye jobs. [...]

     
  • What to Look for in a Long-Term-Care Policy

    HEALTH March 7, 2012 8:39 am 1 comment

    In the past, financial planners told us that people with a net worth below $200,000 to $300,000 (not including a house and depending on the regional cost of care) would probably not be able to afford a long-term-care policy, and [...]

     
  • Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

    HEALTH March 7, 2012 7:21 am 1 comment

    Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs. The drop in usage is showing up as health-care companies report financial results. [...]

     
  • Tax Refund This Year? Use It Right

    TAX STRATEGIES February 25, 2012 9:25 am 1 comment

    Not everyone dreads tax day in April. If you’re one of the 60 million plus Americans set to get a refund anywhere close to the average of nearly $3,000, it can feel like a much-needed mini-jackpot. But, instead of an [...]

     
  • Beware of Value-Killing Home Renovations

    HOME IMPROVEMENT February 19, 2012 9:20 am no comments

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That old adage should be a warning for homeowners. What you do to a home — in terms of renovations, furnishings and additions — is all well and good while you sleep [...]

     
  • Repaying Your Student Loans

    EDUCATION February 19, 2012 9:19 am no comments

    Your college diploma is a little piece of paper with a big impact on your financial future. Unfortunately, so is your student loan promissory note. Now that you’ve graduated, it’s time to pay the piper for the loans that have been putting [...]

     
  • 18 Tax Credits and Deductions to Take This Year

    FILING February 17, 2012 9:19 am no comments

    Even the most organized people hate tax season, but this year Uncle Sam has a special present: two extra days to prepare. Taxpayers will have until Tuesday, April 17 to file their 2011 tax returns because April 15 falls on a Sunday, [...]

     
  • It may be time to buy, but is it time to sell yet?

    BUYING February 16, 2012 9:16 am 1 comment

    CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Many Americans say now is a good time to buy a home, thanks to record-low mortgage interest rates and bargain home prices that are boosting affordability. But is it a good time to sell a house? That’s [...]

     
  • New American Dream Is Renting to Get Rich

    HOME VALUES February 15, 2012 9:15 am no comments

    Rich Arzaga owns a luxury home in San Ramon, California, but he’s not betting on it as an investment. The founder and CEO of Cornerstone Wealth Management, who bought the 5,000 sq. ft. property in 2005 for $1.8 million and has spent $500,000 [...]