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What is a Life Estate?

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Keywords: estate planning, Medicaid, life tenant, Medicaid look-back period, remainder owner,

What is Medicare and Medicaid?

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Keywords: insurance, social security, medical expenses, Medicare, payroll taxes, Medicaid, Medicare surtax,

Does My Spouse Need Separate Health Insurance When I Retire?

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Keywords: medical expenses, Medicare, health insurance, COBRA, Medicaid,

What is Medicare Part C?

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Keywords: insurance, social security, medical expenses, election period, Disenrollment Period, Dental and Vision coverage, HMO, PPO,

Who Pays for Medicare?

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Keywords: insurance, social security, medical expenses, tax deductible, Medicare, Medicare premium,

If I Retire, Can I Keep the Health Plan My Employer Offered?

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Keywords: insurance, Medicare, health insurance, COBRA, Medicaid,

What are Lifetime Reserve Days?

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Keywords: supplemental insurance, Medicare, Medigap, long-term care insurance, activities of daily living (ADLs),

What is the “Life with Period Certain” Option?

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Keywords: taxation, annuities, insurance, retirement accounts, years certain, life with cash refund, life with period certain,

What is Medicare Part B?

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Keywords: insurance, social security, medical expenses, senior citizens, Medigap, physician visits, outpatient care, Medicare Supplement Insurance,

What are Periodic Distributions from a 401(k)?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, vesting, age 70 ½, lump sum payment, non-periodic payments, lump sum distributions, withholding,

What does FDIC Insured mean?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, Basel Accords, bank insurance, insolvency, Glass-Steagall Act, It’s a Wonderful Life,

What if My Life Insurance Doesn’t Pay the Death Benefit to My Survivors?

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Keywords: insurance, estate planning, contestability period, suicide clause,

What are the Different Types of Annuities?

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Keywords: annuities, insurance, lifetime income, variable annuities, fixed annuities, indexed annuities, period income annuities, SPIA, deferred annuities, joint-life annuities,

What are Medicare Benefits?

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Keywords: social security, medical expenses, senior citizens, eligibility requirements, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), ESRD, disability, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, Medigap, Medicare Advantage,

What is Book Value?

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Keywords: mutual funds, stocks, capital gains and losses, bonds, book value, Net Asset Value (NAV), goodwill, appraisal, patents,

What Does Medicaid Cover?

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Keywords: insurance, social security, medical expenses, elder care, low income individuals,

What is Form 5405: Repayment of First-Time Homebuyer Credit?

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Keywords: first-time homebuyers, First Time Homebuyer Credit (FTHBC), First Time Homebuyer Look-UP Tool, homeowners insurance,

What are Asset-Backed Securities?

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Keywords: asset-backed securities, accounts receivable, securitized, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), debt issues, asset-backed loan, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

What Payout Options Do I Have?

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Keywords: taxation, annuities, retirement accounts, lump sum, lifetime income, joint-life annuities, last-in first-out (LIFO), non-periodic withdrawals, asset preservation, asset protection,

What is an Accelerated Share Repurchase?

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Keywords: dilutive, covering a short, short position, diluted earnings per share, Earnings Per Share (EPS), share buybacks, investment banks, short-selling, buy-back, accelerated share repurchase, premium,

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