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Medicare deadlines, retirement-income strategies, life insurance decisions — written for Northern Nevada families by the broker who'd rather teach you than sell you.

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Long-Term Care

Long-term care insurance: the decision most families put off too long

Traditional LTC insurance vs. hybrid life/LTC policies: what each actually covers, what drives the cost, and how Nevada's Partnership Program protects your assets.

August 25, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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Estate Planning

Your will doesn’t decide who gets your IRA. Your beneficiary form does.

IRAs, 401(k)s, annuities and life insurance pass by beneficiary form, not by will. The classic mistakes that send retirement assets to probate or the wrong person — and Nevada’s community-property wrinkle.

August 24, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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Health Insurance

Health insurance in Nevada when there's no employer plan attached

Self-employed or between jobs? A clear comparison of Nevada Health Link, short-term plans, COBRA and association plans — costs, subsidies, and where people get burned.

August 23, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
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Income Protection

What happens to your paycheck if you can't work?

Nevada has no state disability insurance program. Here's what actually replaces your income after an illness or injury, what it costs, and who needs it most.

August 10, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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Medicare Enrollment

Medicare Enrollment Periods in Nevada: AEP, OEP & SEP Explained

AEP, the Medicare Advantage OEP, Medigap open enrollment, and Special Enrollment Periods — the dates that matter and what changes on each one.

August 1, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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Long-Term Care

Does Medicare cover long-term care? The honest answer for Nevada

Medicare's skilled-nursing benefit is capped at 100 days and never covers custodial care. Here's what nursing homes and assisted living actually cost in Nevada, and how families here really pay for it.

July 14, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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Retirement Income

How a guaranteed-income annuity can pay your IRA's RMDs for you

One IRS rule most retirees have never heard of: lifetime withdrawals from an IRA annuity can cover the RMDs on your IRA brokerage account too — so it keeps growing tax-deferred, insulated from down markets.

July 11, 2026 · 8 min readRead →
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Medicare News

Medicare's GLP-1 Bridge: $50/month weight-loss coverage starts July 2026

Who qualifies for the new CMS demonstration, which medications are included, the fine print on the $50 copay, and what to do before the program ends December 31, 2027.

July 11, 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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Life Insurance

Term, whole life, or IUL? How to actually think it through

A working framework for choosing life insurance: what each type is for, key design decisions, honest pros and cons, the risks nobody mentions, and alternative structures worth considering.

July 11, 2026 · 9 min readRead →

Start with the cornerstone guide

The single biggest Medicare decision, explained for Nevadans: Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement — what each covers, what each costs, and how to choose for your doctors and your budget.

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