HeyJaredPreparing For Tomorrow podcast
Diane Stoddart, Certified Long Term Care Consultant, will show you how to protect your family and loved ones from the financial, physical and emotional burdens and consequences when long term care is needed.
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What's your excuse? Part One (opens the original)
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The 2025 Milliman Report shares valuable data on traditional LTC insurance companies and policies. Here is a link to the report 2025 LTC Report People always find reasons not to own LTC insurance and protect their families from this potentially catastrophic risk. Over the next two episodes, I'll share some of the reasons I've heard over the years and share why these reasons are unfounded. They're usually just excuses to not pay for a tool that can save your family from the physical, emotional an
Case Study and update: LTC annuity with tax-free income for care (opens the original)
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This is always a busy time of year for me. I know it happens every year, and I need to remember to adjust my schedule a bit after Labor Day. This is the time when all the people I've been working with decide that they need to get a plan in place by year end. And they're reaching out now to get moving. I'm thankful to be the specialist you choose to manage this part of your retirement plan, and will gladly help. So today, I'm reposting a case study of a gentleman I helped in 2023. The plan we des
Nursing home care is inevitable unless... (opens the original)
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In this episode, Diane shares excerpts from a recent LTC Bullet published by The Center for Long Term Care Reform https://centerltc.com/ There is a ton of great research and information at the Center. their mission statement is below.... The Center for LTC Reform is a private institute dedicated to ensuring quality long-term care for all Americans by promoting public policy that targets scarce public resources to the neediest, while encouraging people who are young, healthy and affluent enough,
Alternatives to LTC insurance (opens the original)
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Sometimes, when long term care insurance or hybrid life/LTC insurance is not available due to health concerns or budget, it's good to know that there are other options that may be available. This week, Diane shares some of those options. All may not be offered in every state, but it's worth it to ask if you can consider some of these planning strategies. If we don't offer some of these solutions, we have trusted colleagues who do. Schedule a brief meeting to learn more at https://calendly.com/di
When should we not buy LTC insurance? (opens the original)
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When is it not a good idea to own LTC insurance? Many people search for long term care insurance simply to avoid letting Medicaid take over and decide where that care is received. We need to consider if the premiums are affordable while working AND after retirement. It doesn't do us any good to pay for five or ten years and then not be able to afford the premiums when our income changes. Others inquire after a diagnisis has been made that either limits or eliminates options. We need to apply for
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