Guests at Oasis learn about
scams
Part one: Common and costly telephone scams
Detective Mark Landers on Friday
morning was the primary speaker at a meeting held at the Oasis
Senior Center addressing how to avoid being the victim of scammers.
Landers spoke along with Nancy Kauggold of Senior Services of
Central Illinois and Logan County State’s Attorney Jonathan Wright.
Landers offered up information
about scams that are going on in the community either by telephone,
internet, mail or in person such as the home repair frauds. (Click
here to continue reading)
Part two: Internet viruses and
hackers, mail fraud, and home repair scams
Friday morning, Detective Mark
Landers of the Logan County Sherriff’s Office led a meeting at the
Oasis Senior Center on how to avoid being scammed. The meeting
covered several topics and included not only information shared by
Landers, but also from Senior Services of Central Illinois and Logan
County State’s Attorney Jonathan Wright.
After discussing scams involving
telemarketers, and con artists who will impersonate government
officials and even family members in order to get money, Landers
moved on to internet scams. Sixty percent of the population over the
age of 60 uses the internet and of those 70-plus percent are on the
internet daily. (Click
here to continue reading)
Christian Homes, Safe Haven
Hospice host Chinese guests
Aware of
the challenges facing an aging population in their country, civic
leaders from China met with representatives of Safe Haven Hospice
and Christian Homes, Inc. last week to learn about the care of older
adults and the terminally ill. (Click
here to continue reading)
5 tips
to slash prescription drug costs
Today’s
rising health care costs can feel out of control. Fortunately,
prescription drugs are an exception. Consider these five simple ways
to save money on your prescriptions so you can stay healthy and
maintain your budget. (Click
here to continue reading)
You've saved your money- ensure you have it when you need it
New federal tax law allows a new option
for retirement distributions
Saving
for retirement is a goal that most people share. But what about the
second part of the equation-using your income in retirement? How do
you know how much to spend when you don't know how long you'll need
it to last? You don't want to run out. ..but you also don't want to
deprive yourself unnecessarily . A qualifying longevity annuity
contract (QLAC) might be able to help. (Click
here to continue reading)
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