Time to Grab an Umbrella Insurance Policy? Suzanne Hornick, CFP® When your local weather forecaster tells you that it’s going to rain, what do you do? That’s easy–you reach for your umbrella. So why not purchase an umbrella that can protect you in stormy financial weather? Umbrella liability insurance (ULI) can do just that. By…
What you think you know, but you didn’t until you needed it… by Kathy Patty For the past few years, I have been taking care of my mom. In July of 2017, she fell and broke her hip and was in rehabilitation for two months. Then about six months later, our family noticed her…
Social Security, Open Enrollment, and the Stock Market – Paul Fain, Knoxville Certified Financial Planner and President of Asset Planning Corporation, has a grab bag of current events and news affecting your finances this week on WBIR’s Sunday Money. WHAT IS MAKING HEADLINES RIGHT NOW? Social Security announced a Cost Of Living Adjustment: 1.6% benefit…
PAUL FAIN: PLAN FOR THE BEST, PREPARE FOR THE WORST With year-end fast approaching, what is on your “to-do” list? Perhaps more importantly, what should be on your to-do list for the remainder of 2019? Plan for the best, prepare for the worst. At least annually, or as life circumstances change, review your various insurance…
In the financial planning process, we always touch on the potential for long-term care needs, and the financial impact of increased health care costs over an extended period of time. We usually incorporate long-term spending goals for insurance premiums or for “self-insurance” (paying out of pocket for care) for some assumed number of years. And,…
Do you hate insurance? You might want to rethink that stance. When it comes to insurance, we generally meet three types of clients: Clients who hate insurance, “it’s a waste of money!” Clients who are haphazardly insured. They may have coverage they don’t need, or can’t afford, or the wrong type or amount of insurance…
The fate of our Medicare and Social Security benefits are back in the news with the program’s annual report released June 5th. The news isn’t great but a crisis can be avoided. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THESE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS? Medicare’s finances were downgraded: the Medicare insurance fund will be depleted in 2026, earlier…
At the office, little strikes fear into the heart of employees like the annual open enrollment period for workplace benefits. It is a time of big decisions with significant financial impact. As seen on WBIR, Knoxville’s NBC affiliate station. WHAT EXACTLY IS “OPEN ENROLLMENT” FOR BENEFITS? In the U.S., open enrollment season is a…
On a typical Easter weekend, we travel to the Tri-Cities to visit relatives. One particularly sweet soul that we enjoy seeing is Aunt Naomi. She is almost 90 years old and living independently. “All I do is pay bills and check stuff,” she said last weekend: Is the door locked? Did I leave the water…