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Review legislation and you be the judge!Follow the money trail. When it comes to business operations, tracing where funds are coming from and going to, will more often than not determine if something ‘fishy’ is going on.That seems to be the backbone of one of many new bills recently signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.I ...

Taking control of our healthcare & financial futuresWelcome to Part II of my interview with Financial Literacy Expert, Vickie Frazier-Williams.If you missed Part I, check it out here. We're talking LTC - long term care planning and the who, what, where, when and why's YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to ...

Lottery vs. LTC - which will you choose?Recently, KIRC proposed a question to followers: "What item(s) do you wish you had understood more about at the beginning of your caregiving journey?”One of the overwhelming answers had to do with finances and how to plan for paying for eldercare. Specifically, long term care insurance or LTC.Elder ...

Understanding how coverage works at any ageHow often do you think about your medical insurance coverage? If you work for an employer who has a decent plan that offers coverage for you and your family, the answer probably is - not very often.Over the years, I was pretty much the same. I paid enough attention ...

Caregiver wisdomNone of us is getting out of this alive.Over the years when I would let the challenges of the world make me crazy and stressed, a dear friend of mine would say that to me. It is such a simple phrase yet it packs a powerful punch. Somehow, it calms me down.During the heavy-duty ...

You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometime you find you get what you need.Something tells me that classic lyric from Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones had nothing to do with managing our health or our diets.But the words ring more true than what I could have ever imagined when ...