Advisor Jill Carr talks with Jamie Segerstrom, a Medicare and Retirement Specialist, about the ins and outs of Medicare and open enrollment. Medicare comes with lots of options, so take a listen to the podcast and find out if any adjustments to your plans might be in order. Jamie Segerstrom became interested in helping other …
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What is Disability Insurance and Why Should You Have It?
Continuing with open enrollment month for your workplace benefits, let’s talk about disability insurance. Many people think about life insurance, especially if they have kids, but not everyone thinks about disability insurance, even though your chances of becoming disabled are greater than dying. According to a report published by the Social Security Administration in August …
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FSA’s & HSA’s
In my last blog, I talked about health care open enrollment. A few of the options that many employers offer for benefits are Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Accounts (HSA). Are you familiar with FSAs/HSAs and how they are used? If not, read on for more information. FSA’s An FSA is an account …
What Exactly is Open Enrollment?
If you work for someone else, there’s a good chance that you are, or soon will be, in the midst of Open Enrollment season for your benefit choices. This is the period when your employer allows you to adjust or newly enroll in your employee benefits, like health insurance. It’s important to pay attention during …
Do I really need life or health insurance?
September is National Life Insurance Awareness month. So, this month on the Journal I’ll be posting about all things insurance. Insurance is…. well, sometimes you just must have it. Nobody really says, “yay, I have to buy insurance!” This blog will cover life and health insurance. There are 2 things I want you to know …