Maybe you've heard the old joke about the retiree who bought some newlong-term care insurance.

"Last week I bought a retirement insurance policy," he said. "All I've got to do is keep up the payments for 15 years and my agent can retire."

The fact is, when it comes to insurance there is myth and there is reality, and the benefits of long-term care insurance fall closer to the latter than they do the former.

So what islong-term care insuranceand do...

It's a great idea...to let family and friends know that you love them and care about them. A great way to do this is with greeting cards, whether you buy a store-bought card, and add a few lines, or you get a blank notecard and add your own handwritten sentiments, or even if you make a card from scratch. This is a huge and growing hobby, by the way, and it is loads of fun...it can also be therapeutic!

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By Brian Gardner

Columbia Cremation Care Center

Columbia, MO

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However, comparing with the regular bed in your home, the...

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A new, in depth survey has been conducted by a committee working for a leading currency exchange consultant to ascertain just how many Brit folks are figuring on retiring abroad, and also, the driving reasons for their plans to expatriate when they retire. It is obvious that these kind of survey are being conducted by think tanks and industries related to emigration, purchasing property or moving money abroad more constantly as questions in relation to the ?C=2609742" UK's immigration...

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