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Your Money: Medicare open enrollment nears, financial adviser warns of scams (opens the original)
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Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7, giving an estimated 68 million Americans on Medicare the chance to make changes to their health insurance coverage. Financial adviser from The Welch Group, Jay McGowan, says restrictions on marketing related to Medicare plans have loosened heading into 2026 and 2027. That means more ads, mailers, and phone calls soliciting different types of plans. McGowan said the change also brings more potential for scams. He said unsolicited co
Social Security recipients could see the largest cost-of-living increase in four years (opens the original)
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Social Security recipients could see a cost-of-living adjustment of between 3.4% and 3.6% in 2027, according to financial adviser Jay McGowan of The Welch Group. The estimate is based on inflation data and is not yet final. The adjustment comes from inflation data from June through September, and that period is not yet complete. McGowan said inflation has cooled slightly in recent months and the adjustment is trending toward about 3.5%. The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment was 2.6%, so if the 2027
Your Money: The danger in benchmarking your investment portfolio (opens the original)
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Comparing an investment portfolio’s performance to a benchmark such as the S&P 500 Index can be one of the easiest ways to fall short of financial goals, according to financial adviser Cason Westmoreland of The Welch Group. The S&P 500 is market-weighted, meaning its performance is not spread evenly across its 500 companies. About 40% of the index is made up of its top 10 stocks, and nine of those 10 are technology companies, Westmoreland said. “So if tech’s having a re
Your Money: Preparing for unexpected death, the small things that commonly get missed (opens the original)
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - An unexpected death can leave loved ones dealing with overlooked financial details, according to financial adviser Cason Westmoreland with The Welch Group. Preparing in advance, Westmoreland said, can ease the financial burden on family members after an unexpected death. In a typical partnership, one partner usually manages the finances, Westmoreland said. He recommends involving both partners, but that often doesn’t happen. The partner who manages the finances should k
Faith-based mentoring partnership launches in Huntsville (opens the original)
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A new partnership between a Huntsville faith-based group and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tennessee Valley aims to mentor teenage boys and girls in the region. Chris Thomas, youth pastor at Restoration Church, said he began noticing a trend among men at his church and wanted to address it. “I was very, very tired of seeing men leave with so much stuff left in them,” Thomas said. “And so looking at parents, grandparents, coaches, just men in general, it seemed like th
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