What every buy-and-hold investor should do right now
If you haven't checked your investment portfolio in a while, it may be time to take a step back and think through if your long-term...
Help your parents cut their prescription costs — before Dec. 7 | Carla Fried
There’s no annual out-of-pocket max for prescription drug costs under Part D. Even after reaching the “catastrophic” level of spending ($7,050 in 2022) an enrollee...
Medicare Advantage is cheaper for a reason — beware | Carla Fried
If you are lucky enough to be healthy when ready to enroll in Medicare, the vital “what-if” you should consider: what plan you want if...
The No Surprises Act for medical bills left open a steep cost in an emergency | Carla Fried
The No Surprises Act beginning in 2022 aims to protect patients from unanticipated out-of-network medical bills in emergencies where they have no choice. But the...
Out-of-pocket — the health care number you need to know
Beyond premiums and deductibles, your health plan's maximum annual out-of-pocket expense can be a bigger potential expense. Given the high cost of those expenses, they...
Will you need long-term care? And what’ll it cost? | Carla Fried
Long-term care is a catch-all phrase for all sorts of help the elderly may need in their homes. That can include so-called activities of daily...
Another reason for men to work longer — increased longevity
New research has found that continuing to work in one’s early 60s seems to increase the health of men.
Build higher health insurance costs into your financial plan now
As a way to contain their costs, employers increasingly offer high-deductible health plans
Sometimes, in personal finance, simple actually works
Save at least 10% to 30% of your income a month. is one of the five rules of thumb that had the highest correlation to...