It's a question we hear often from financially confident retirees: "I've done well. I have more than enough saved. Why would I need a long-term care plan or long-term care insurance?" We get it. For ...

If you read my work regularly, you know that I’m a little bit obsessed with the topic of long-term care, not just how to pay for it, but also all the other dimensions of it, like the impact on ...

Christine Benz: Hi, I’m Christine Benz for Morningstar. Carolyn McClanahan will be joining me, along with Jean Chatzky, at the Morningstar Investment Conference in late June. We’ll be discussing ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released some sobering news for Americans regarding long-term care. The news, which resulted from an analysis of risks related to ...

(WGHP) — If you want to age well, you need to do some planning, whether you want to stay in your home, live with an adult child or move into a retirement community. October is Long-Term Care Planning ...

I am retiring in January, when I turn 70 and my wife, Sharon, will be 66. I have heart issues, with atrial fibrillation (AFib), and Sharon is a diabetic. Last month, we each applied for a long-term ...

Are you prepared for the possibility of needing long-term care in the future? This may include care in a nursing home, an assisted living facility or home health care. According to the American ...

"When you hit 60, you need long-term care insurance, period," says Dave Ramsey, from daveramsey.com. The number one concern we hear from those nearing and in retirement is: "Will I/we run out of money ...

Many people are surprised to learn that Medicare doesn’t cover long-term care. Once they recover from that surprise, they learn how expensive long-term care is and wonder how they’re going to pay for ...

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 4: Rep. Tom Suozzi speaks during a 2024 campaign rally in Glen Cove, N.Y. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) is exploring ways to lower ...

Even people who have well-developed investment plans have seen these fail for reasons that have nothing to do with the investments themselves. For instance, someone’s plans could fall through because ...