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Url:http://moaablogs.org/financial/
Author(s):Chrisi West, Phillip Dyer, Facebook User
Language:English
Tags:financial planning, military, finance
Description:MOAA brings you timely advice on smart money moves, common pitfalls in retirement, college planning for kids, estate and insurance planning, maximizing your military benefits, and more!
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Program Manager Explains Delay in ‘Stop Loss’ Claims
By Navy Lt. Jennifer CraggSpecial to American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2009 – After an initial delay caused by software and manpower issues, the first retroactive payments wil...more
2009-12-11
Be Wary of Veteran Organizations Bearing Gifts
I have recently learned of a couple of organizations I think are using the front of helping with VA benefits as a way to meet prospective customers. These groups solicit for your business. They off...more
2009-12-09
Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) Update
For those of you bumping up against the “10% decline in the market impact zone” requirement, we have an update. Plus, $323M in additional HAP funds on the way.We spoke to the Corps of E...more
2009-12-07
Cost Versus Value
In How Much Are You Paying Your Mutual Fund I wrote that the quickest and easiest way to increase your investment return is to eliminate unnecessary expenses.  This is another one of the Not-So-Sec...more
2009-12-04
Choosing an Advisor
Investing is all about choices.  The first choice is whether to do it yourself or seek help from an advisor.  As a professional investment advisor I can’t be completely objective on the subject but...more
2009-11-24
Stop-Loss Pay Update
Just got off a conference call with the Army Stop-Loss project officer. Here are the main takeaways from the phone call:* Number of apps is about 16k so far but many of these are duplicate apps or ...more
2009-11-19
What’s the “Military Spouse Residency Relief Act” Mean to You?
A flurry of action lately on laws passed that benefit military members.• Homeowners’ Assistance Program payments were made tax-free.• The First-Time Home Buyers Credit extended for military members...more
2009-11-18
The Federal Long Term Care Premium Increase
I have received a number of calls and a couple of faxes from members upset about the premium increase in the Fed LTC program. The premium increase applies to the plan with the inflation protection...more
2009-11-13
Take Care of Your Heirs
A perennial estate planning horror story is the one in which a man dies before revising his will leaving everything to his ex-wife instead of to his current spouse as he intended.  While none of us...more
2009-11-06
Heard About the Survivor Benefit Plan-Dependency Indemnity Compensation Court Case Win?
In August, three widows won their court case against the Feds to have both their SBP and DIC paid in full. Before you start to celebrate, you need to hear the rest of the story…This case specifical...more
2009-11-02

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