October - 2018

Empowering Individuals to make the right decision, at the right time, at the right cost.

Let's talk about YOU!

A blog about knowing about our health, caring for our loved ones by sharing illness prevention information, and protecting the future of our families.

Oct 16, 2018
1 min

Reminder: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Have you checked yourself?

From our friends at the Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women's Health Research, the yearly reminder brings to mind the latest on breast cancer. As of today: 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer. Breast cancer comprises about 15% of all cancer cases in the US and is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women, behind lung cancer. Overall estimated 5-year survival in female breast cancer patients is around 90% but differs significantly across different stages

Oct 2, 2018
4 min

Here we go... again! The top questions you need to know before this year’s Medicare open enrollment

That time of year is almost here. That time when we start asking ourselves about the best healthcare plan out there after we turn 65. Susana Leon Krieger helps us navigate through the most frequently asked questions, and discusses the benefits of making an informed decision when navigating the Medicare alphabet soup of options. If you search for the term “Medicare” on your search engine, you will see “99,200,000 results in 0.99 seconds”; each one addressing as many case sce

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It’s a great day to be Medicare Young!

If you are turning 65, or are enrolled in Medicare and want to make changes, the time to do so is from October 15 to December 7 during Medic

Strategizing on a financially sound & healthy retirement portfolio: A four-prong approach to y

As the “Baby Boomer” generation, we have learned by roat the steps to retirement: work hard, find the right mix of investment tools to...

A comprehensive approach to retirement: a four-dimensional perspective and why it’s important.

Let me start by asking: are you FULLY prepared for retirement? Have you thought about how an unexpected health event can make or break...

Long term care in numbers: the side of the coin you need to consider when planning for retirement.

If you are in your 50’s, 60’s and beyond, this information is for you! It is clear that one of the major challenges when planning for...

Making the case for long term care: Don’t risk it!

Long term care is perhaps the most difficult aspect of retirement planning. Even though the amount of time might not be predictable, one thi

Alzheimer's and your health: understanding the facts to make the right decision.

It is often thought that Alzheimer's disease is indiscriminate of age, race and gender. Recent research, however, is showing that more...

When is it time to think about long term care? What should I look for in a long term care policy?

It is never too late to think about long term care, although you probably will not be thinking about it at thirty! There are, however,...

Let's talk... about long term care.

An insurance expert has all the answers on why long term should be part of your financial strategy. So you think you don’t need long term...

Surprise! Hidden costs in your hospital bill... Are you prepared?

100,000 reasons to understand the limits of your health insurance. Due diligence is the name of the game! From NBC News, this piece...

Let's eat... healthy! Share your favorite mediterranean recipe.

Learning healthy eating habits needs to start at a young age! Advocacy for nutrition and health is all about going back to basics! ...

Meet Susana

Susana Leon Krieger is in the business of making sure you are protected. Throughout her extensive experience, she started noticing that selling insurance needed to include a preventive approach towards our own health and therefore, our financial stability.

Thus the idea of the "Let's talk about you" blog --as an additional resource to considerwhen making a decision about our future. By knowing, sharing, caring and protecting we make sure we can make the right decision, at the right time and at the right cost.

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