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By Kathleen Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus   My husband and I recently moved to Oak Hammock at the University of Florida. This is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Gainesville, Florida, where we are in an independent living apartment.    Look at the image accompanying this article. That’s…

On your mark, get ready, get shopping! For many of us, Thanksgiving was always the prelude to the really important occasion: that of Black Friday. How many of you remember bundling up and into the car in the evening hours of Thanksgiving, or the early hours of the following day,…

Virtually anyone who’s had interaction these days with the health care system finds plenty to complain about. Whether it’s affordability, insurance, access to care, or even the old-fashioned and often missing human interaction of the doctor-patient relationship, nothing feels easy or adequate anymore. It’s enough to throw up your hands…

While there is still some uncertainty and confusion about national policy regarding vaccines in general and this year’s COVID vaccine booster in particular, there is also some clarity, along with new research, about vaccines generally and vaccines targeting specific viral infections in particular. All told, the scientific information now available…

Navigating today’s health care system can be a nightmare, especially if you or a loved one is sick and uncertain as to how to proceed: How to get an appointment with an appropriate specialist? How to get a quick and accurate diagnosis? How to determine the best treatment options? How…

Scams that target older adults are nothing new: we’ve been highlighting the various scams and frauds perpetrated against older people for years. But each year, the technology seems to get a bit better, the fraud seems to get harder to detect, and our radar to sniff out when we’re being…