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Small Business Boomers

August 8th, 2008

Cuts in Retiree Health Coverage at Whirlpool: Another Scary Story for Baby Boomers Nearing Retirement

I mentioned a few weeks ago my concern about the trend of companies to cut retiree health coverage, forcing retirees to pay a higher portion of the costs or drastically slashing the coverage. Now another example:
Maytag has been a big employer in Iowa. They were bought in 2005 by Whirlpool and the new […]

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July 19th, 2008

Boomer business owners: Please get health insurance and disability insurance!

I just heard of a young professional who has been in practice for only a few years.  He was in a terrible accident, which will mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills, not to say the loss of his ability to practice. 
If you are considering leaving your job to go into a small […]

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