Category Archives: HEALTH and WEALTH

Health Savings Accounts: Earn Healthy Financial Returns with an HSA

“Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are IRAs on steroids.” – Paul Zane Pilzer, economist, author, entrepreneur, professor. This month, we continue to explore health and wealth. Last week, we examined FSAs (or Flexible Spending Accounts/Arrangements), a tax-slashing employee benefit that most … Continue reading

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Flexible Spending Accounts: The Neglected Tax-Slashing Strategy

“The FSA may be the most underutilized tax-advantaged vehicle the government has given us.” – Jerry Ripperger, director of consumer health for the Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa. Last week, we looked at the connection between health and wealth.  … Continue reading

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Healthy Dividends: New Year’s Resolutions that Can Make You Wealthier

“The greatest wealth is health.” -Virgil Now is the time of year that many people join gyms, go on diets, and vow to get in shape or drop those pounds. Some want to feel better, others aspire to lose the … Continue reading

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