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Jill on Money: Reverse mortgage now comes with stricter underwriting process

  

 By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
  The Great Recession and stock market rout eviscerated retirement nest eggs, changing the course of retirement planning for millions of people. And while the value of real estate also plunged, many older Americans owned their homes outright, allowing them to utilize a reverse mortgage to help finance retirement. 
 

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The Kid’s Doctor: Meningitis outbreak hits another college campus

 

Meningococcal disease seems to cluster in young people who come into close contact, such as college students living in dorms. 

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Jill on Money: How much do you need to retire?

 

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
   The answer depends on a variety of personal factors, starting with how much you need to float your lifestyle today. 

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TAX SOLUTIONS: Vacation Home Rentals

 

 

 
A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.
 
Summer time is just around the corner!  Are you thinking about renting out your summer cottage?  It may be a good idea.  

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The Kid’s Doctor: Remember that fever is your child’s friend

 Children typically have more fever at night, and those hours of fitful sleep and hot little bodies can seem very long. 

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Interpersonal Edge:Make office adversary your new best friend

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

  Q: There’s one guy in my office who drives me up a wall. He’s self-centered, arrogant and always putting others down. I’ve tried rising above it, but that doesn’t work. I try feeling sorry for him and that doesn’t work. The truth is, I’d like to tar and feather him and ride him out of town. How do you work with someone you truly detest?

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Jill on Money: Investors rage as interest rates rise

  

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
   As we close out the first quarter of the year, it appears that some have entered the third stage of the psychological condition known as “investor angst” (IA). This malady’s primary symptom causes overarching worry about how every holding in an investment account might react to changes in Federal Reserve policies.

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TAX SOLUTIONS: Paying Enough Taxes in 2015

 The hardest part of my job is explaining to a client why they have a large tax bill.  This is a difficult discussion because nobody wants to pay more taxes to the IRS.  Here are some tips on paying sufficient taxes throughout the year so you don’t get a surprising tax bill at the end of the year.

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