We’re continuing to detail specific benefit options with a look at Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs. Yesterday we looked at High Deductible Health Plans. Because of its lower premiums, an HDHP makes financial sense for many people. If you have an HDHP, you are also eligible to contribute to an HSA and save even more [...]

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While many of you go through open enrollment and others search for private health insurance, we thought it would be a great time to delve deeper into specific benefit options that can help you save money on health care. Today we’ll look into High Deductible Health Plans, or HDHPs.
What is a High Deductible Health Plan?
A [...]

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I opened the mailbox on Friday and found a thick envelope from my employer: the 2010 Guide to Open Enrollment. During the next two weeks, employees of my company can renew our benefits selections or choose new ones for 2010.
If you find yourself in the same situation, it’s important that you take advantage of it. [...]

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I mentioned that we switched our insurance to Allstate earlier this month.
Since I used to work in the insurance industry, I actually didn’t shop our rates very often. Because of the state filings, I knew that we had some of the best coverage and premiums around.
Everything changed when we decided to enter the [...]

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We’re half way through 2008. It’s a great time to do a mid-year checkup of your financial situation. Here are a few of the topics that I like to revisit in the summer to make sure that we are on track!
1. Asset allocation rebalancing. Have you rebalanced your portfolio lately? With the decline in the [...]

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