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Don't Neglect Health Care in Your Retirement Planning

Occasionally, our firm gives presentations about retirement planning, and the topics can be somewhat predictable. How to grow your investments. The best ways of distribution. Social Security. Dealing with taxes. Managing risk.

But what about health care?

Sometimes, it seems like the forgotten topic. Many people put it off. They don't want to talk about it or think about it. They don't understand the impact of health care on their retirement income. Yet it's hugely important.

You could have the best income plan in the world. You could have accounted for inflation. You could have considered all the risk factors. You could be set up with great income coming to you each month. It all might look perfect. But if a health care crisis happens -- or worse, if you didn't plan for the cost of health care

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