By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches - Proverbs - Faithful stewardship requires us to make wise financial decisions manage and grow assets and protect our families from hardship Are you ready if you re suddenly disabled or incapacitated Valerie Hogan joins us with a checklist to prepare you for it Valerie Hogan is an attorney a Certified Financial Planner CFP a member of Kingdom Advisors as well as the co-author of Wise Women Managing Money Expert Advice on Debt Wealth Budgeting and [... more]

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GUEST CAL BEISNER author Biblical Foundations for Economics Morality is the judgment between what is right and what is wrong and economics is how money goods and services are used and exchanged While morality and economics seem unrelated they are actually linked When moral judgments are made about any given issue economic decisions follow to support those moral judgments For example abortion is viewed by our government as morally good and so therefore economic policy is made to fund the killing of the pre-born and post-born It's no coincidence that as American's judgment of what is right and wrong has [... more]

We have reached part of the Medicare saga Hans and Robby discuss important information and details about Medicare for next year Don't forget to get your copy of The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement on Amazon or on CardinalGuide com for free You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans cardinalguide com or calling - - Learn more at CardinalGuide com Find us on YouTube Cardinal Advisors [... more]

At the beginning of every year there is a Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period Hans goes over what this period allows Medicare beneficiaries to do as well as the other periods Don't forget to get your copy of The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement on Amazon or on CardinalGuide com for free You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans cardinalguide com or calling - - Learn more at CardinalGuide com [... more]

Medicare Annual Open Enrollment ends on December th Hans goes over what you need to make sure you have done before then Don't forget to get your copy of The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement on Amazon or on CardinalGuide com for free You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans cardinalguide com or calling - - Learn more at CardinalGuide com [... more]

We are about to see a ton of ads during the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period but what really is the reason for the season The season which runs from October th through December th is really a time to look at Part D Prescription Drug plans as well as Part C Medicare Advantage plans Hans and Robby go over everything you need to know before the season begins Medicare Annual Enrollment allows Medicare beneficiaries to change their coverage to hopefully make it work better for them through the next year Part D Prescription Drug Plans can and a lot of [... more]

Proverbs says Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense When it comes to Medicare Supplements unfortunately many people don't have the tools to have sense and it can end up being a rod in their wallets This week Hans and Robby discuss everything you need to know about Medicare Supplements Medicare Advantage plans and Part D Drug plans Medicare Supplements are standardized by the government but unfortunately people are not told about this too often and it is buried in the literature that many don't [... more]

Medicare Annual Enrollment is almost over it ends on December th Do you know if you need to do anything Hans and Robby discuss the decisions Medicare beneficiaries need to make every fall The first one is if you would like to go the Medicare Supplement route or the Medicare Advantage route Next you need to decide which companies which plans and which drug plans you'll have for the year Make sure to listen because the first decision is usually skipped People can pay thousands more a year for the same coverage if they do not do this review every [... more]

This week we are diving further into Medicare discussing Medicare Supplements and Medicare Advantage Plans We talk about the differences between the two how they cover what Medicare doesn't and how much they cost We also discuss the biggest similarity of them both they don't cover long-term care How do you fill the gap that this leaves How does Medicaid fit into all this Listen to find out If you would like to follow along with the show in the book you can get the books on Amazon or download the corresponding chapters on CardinalGuide com Hans can be reached [... more]

This week Hans and Robby answer questions about all the urban legends related to Medicare including Is the donut hole important What are all the Parts and how do they work together When do you sign up for Medicare if you are still working What about a Medicare Supplement How much does it cost How many parts are there What is extra help What is better Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage A lot of questions are answered this week listen in to make sure you know all the answers Don't forget to get your copy of The Complete Cardinal Guide [... more]