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The time has come to try artificial intelligence over intuition in one critical financial decision: covering the costs of long term custodial care. With the rising costs of custodial care, any family ...

Bankers Life in Farmington. The company maintains long-term care insurance policies through Connecticut's state partnership plan. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Editor’s note: For more coverage ...

As you age, your need for assistance, whether it be at home or in a nursing home or assisted living facility, increases. Given the prevalence of long-term care services being required, it's no ...

Long-term care insurance can ensure you have the help you need for day-to-day living. There are three main types of long-term care insurance, and which one is best for you will depend on your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Vernon, FSA, helps retirees make their money last for life. “Should I buy long-term care insurance?” I’m often asked this ...

“We’ve been paying into long-term-care insurance since we were in our mid-50s,” said a friend, now in her late 60s. “But with all of the premium increases, we might have been better off just investing ...

Planning for retirement isn't just about how much you've saved. It's also about how you'll handle the expenses you can't fully predict. And, one of the biggest unknowns for older Americans today is ...

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When you begin to explore your long term care insurance cost, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by numbers, fine print and “what-ifs”. Yet this cost is critically important: after all, most of us will need ...