2 trillion is a very large number. Putting that into perspective, that’s 12 zeros ($2,000,000,000,000), nearly 1/10 of America’s total GDP. This package is going to be used as rescue money for many Americans. This also includes $500 billion in bailout money to help industries, including airlines and manufacturers. Here’s […]

What’s In A $2 Trillion Stimulus Package?

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As of March 17, Social Security offices are closed for all in-person service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision came in an effort to protect the population the Social Security offices serve. Older Americans and people with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable to this virus. Despite the office […]

Social Security Offices Closed

As of Friday, March 20, almost all public and private schools have closed face-to-face class time; leaving school-age children at home with their parents, still needing to learn age-appropriate material five days out of the week. Most of the districts have gotten their classes working on Zoom or another video […]

Schooling Children from Home

News surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic is changing hour by hour. The best way to help your community get through this is to stay at home, maintain your distance from anyone around you, wash your hands regularly, and disinfect any surfaces you use often. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital […]

“COVID Near You” App

  Life insurance for felons is a complicated topic. Felons are a much higher risk to insurance companies, and with more risk comes a much higher premium. There are some carriers and ways for felons to get life insurance. Here at Empower, we do have one solution for you. If […]

Can Felons Get Life Insurance?

Insurance companies have interesting ways to determine premiums. All of them use medical records to help determine your risk, while others actually have you undergo a medical test, including blood and urine tests. We get quite a few questions about life insurance and how carriers calculate the specific cost of […]

How Do Insurance Companies Determine Premiums?

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Tips For Growing A Victory Garden While 1 in 4 Americans are now under shelter-in-place orders because of the coronavirus, rookie gardeners may be looking for tips for growing a victory garden. If you have ever wanted to grow your own food but never had the time, now is the […]

Tips For Growing A Victory Garden

Top investors in the United States are calling for the market to close down for two weeks. This would allow for the markets to calm down and be less emotional, allowing for everything to go back to where it was before we started with the coronavirus. But will it really […]

Will The United States Close Their Market for Two Weeks?

Remotely Communicate with Your Life Insurance Agent More seniors are choosing to remotely communicate with their insurance agent during the coronavirus pandemic. This is good news considering older adults are particularly vulnerable to the respiratory disease. While people of all ages can be infected by Covid-19, the Centers for Disease […]

Remotely Communicate with Your Life Insurance Agent

Improved Longevity: Stay Active and Connected, Experts Say Experts say, stay active and connected for improved longevity. Social connection is essential for not only a healthy lifestyle but helping to maintain our overall well being. Unfortunately, as we grow older, we often overlook the importance of staying socially connected. This […]

Improved Longevity: Stay Active and Connected