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Demystifying Medicare

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One of our recent shows featured a discussion on Social Security strategies and the various ways you can maximize your distributions.  And if you thought Social Security was complicated, wait till you hear about Medicare.  Fortunately, our next guest says that if you learn basic enrollment guidelines and some of the nuances of various Medicare plans, you'll be empowered with the knowledge you need to make better decisions—and avoid costly penalties.

Mike Switzer interviews Roy Janse a certified financial planner and managing partner at DeHollander & Janse Financial Group in Greenville, SC. Resources: Medicare.gov and http://doi.sc.gov/medigap

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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.