Health & Advice - The New Citizens Press

Interpersonal Edge: the path to big-time career success starts with small achievements

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q: When I look at the long list of tasks to do before I can get ahead in my job this year, I feel discouraged. When I look at people I admire, I simply can’t understand how they accomplished all they did to end up so successful. Is there a strategy you teach clients to achieve great things when they’re overwhelmed by the number of steps to the goal?

Jill on Money: Social Security at 80: A pillar of economic security for Americans

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

In August 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed The Social Security Act, establishing a national plan to provide economic security for the nation’s workers. The program’s 80th anniversary is a good time to review the popular safety net.

The Kid’s Doctor: Stay vigilant to survive tick season

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

If you find a tick, use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the head of the tick as close to the skin as possible, then slowly pull it out. Photo by fotolia

TAX SOLUTIONS: IRS is Hacked

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

By A.J. Gross

Earlier in the year, the IRS said identity thieves stole tax return information from 114,000 taxpayers. The IRS has since said the number of taxpayers affected was actually 220,000.

The Kid’s Doctor: Stay vigilant to survive tick season

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

If you find a tick, use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the head of the tick as close to the skin as possible, then slowly pull it out. Photo by fotolia

Your Other 8 Hours: How to leave your company to your children

Rina Risper10 years ago016 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,

Tribune Content Agency

In my financial planning practice, I work with many clients who own closely held, private, companies. As many are nearing their retirement years, a big focus of our work is planning the exit strategy for their family business. While a lot of the discussion is technical (e.g., how to maximize the value, how can we best minimize tax), a good deal of what we discuss, at least initially, is centered on a discussion regarding if they should transfer it to their children and how.

Coping With College Loans Paying them down, managing their financial impact

Rina Risper10 years ago09 mins

By Jose S. Yanez

Are student loans holding our economy back? Certainly America has recovered from the last recession, but this is an interesting question nonetheless.

TAX SOLUTIONS: Tried Calling the IRS Lately?

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

By A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.

If you tried calling the IRS lately, you were likely either on hold for a long time or you were disconnected and told to call back later. You are not alone. Customer service at the IRS has declined significantly over the past year.

Interpersonal Edge: Collaboration trumps independence in the workplace

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q: I’m hard-working, thorough and extremely competent, so it frustrates me how often co-workers drop the ball. My boss says I need to work with my team better, but they don’t know as much as I do. How can I can improve teamwork and still maintain my productivity?

Jill on Money: Medicare at 50 years: Popular, but needs bolstering

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

This year is the golden anniversary of Medicare, the U.S. government’s sprawling health care initiative, which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law in 1965. Today, Medicare covers more than 55 million people, including 9 million beneficiaries who are under age 65 and permanently disabled.