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Deciding between a stand-alone or hybrid long-term care policy can be confusing. We asked ChatGPT for advice, then had a licensed long-term care insurance specialist review its answer line by line.

Long-term care insurance can help pay for care needs, but it’s important to be aware of the elimination period and inflation ...

Long-term care insurance can ensure you have the help you need for day-to-day living. There are three main types of long-term care insurance, and which one is best for you will depend on your ...

Planning for retirement isn't just about how much you've saved. It's also about how you'll handle the expenses you can't fully predict. And, one of the biggest unknowns for older Americans today is ...

“We’ve been paying into long-term-care insurance since we were in our mid-50s,” said a friend, now in her late 60s. “But with all of the premium increases, we might have been better off just investing ...

Stand-alone long-term care insurance policies have been waning in popularity, owing to a combination of skyrocketing premiums and difficult claims experiences by consumers. In their place, so-called ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bob Carlson researches all facets of retirement finances. Long-term care (LTC) and insurance for it (LTCI) are two of the most ...

Long-term care insurance can help by covering some of the medical and support services that people with degenerative conditions, cognitive disorders or other long-term illnesses will need. Learn More: ...

Long-term care isn't just something to think about in your 80s. As Suze Orman points out in her blog, planning ahead — especially in your 50s or 60s — could make the difference between financial ...

When you begin to explore your long term care insurance cost, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by numbers, fine print and “what-ifs”. Yet this cost is critically important: after all, most of us will need ...