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If you are approaching the age of 65, you are probably all too familiar with postcards in your mailboxes telling you that if you call this 800 number, you're going to get enrolled into the best Medicare plan for you on the planet! Everything will be free, perks galore will arrive on your doorstep - Just call the 800 number to hear more about it. Or, you'll get a phone call from an agent telling …
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Cobra, Covid & Retirement – Warning
Soooo, yesterday I was lucky enough to hang with a small group of Detroit area insurance brokers and some human resources folks. We were having a Zoom roundtable discussion hosted by Crain's Detroit Business for an August piece. Our topic? Best practices of late with Covid and a "new way of working". As the only "Medicare person", the message I wanted to get across to this group was simple and …
Cobra coverage! Help us out here, world…!
Ok, so "world" is a bit dramatic, but.... In the U.S. --- Absolutely. I'm going to head right to the "helping" part first and then you'll see why. If you are in any of these roles: Human Resources - any role within and at any company anywhere; A financial advisor helping your client through job transitions or with retirement; A person that is over age 65 and considering signing up …
Michigan Auto Reform Laws & Medicare
What's Happening in Michigan? We're starting to pay a lot more attention to and are getting a lot more questions relating to car insurance in Michigan. Specifically, how does it relate to Michigan's auto laws and upcoming changes. If you are not a resident of Michigan (where our agency is located; thus our "back yard" is pretty darn full of questions!), this really won't apply to you. Those …
When Should You Start Talking Medicare?
At Giardini Medicare we are often asked “When is the best time to start talking and learning about Medicare?” Surprisingly, even that question doesn’t have a straight answer, and it appears that nothing related to Medicare seems to have a “straight” answer. In my experience, a person age 64 and one-half years is just about ideal for the first conversation on Medicare. Remember celebrating …
DFCU
An admirer of both Charles Hoff and of Boomer Health Group introduced us. Charles is the Member Financial Education Counselor at DFCU and runs quite a show. He has his hands full of classes on topics ranging from Estate Planning, Debt-Free Living and.... our favorite, Medicare! So, we're going to lend a hand at the seminars in September (see our event calendar - the sign up links are there as …