Long Term Care Insurance and Alternatives
Health care costs remain one of the biggest worries in retirement, rightfully so, since, according to one study, two thirds of people who file bankruptcy cited medical issues as the cause.
Unfortunately, regular health insurance does not cover long-term care.

The author tells the history of the Freedman’s Savings Bank, how it grew much too quickly, why it failed and the impact on Black America. The Freedman’s Bank offered a safe depository for formerly enslaved people, expanded quickly and gained millions in deposits – mostly ranging from $5 to $50. But inexperience and corruption doomed it to failure, costing may of the small depositors their savings.


