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As an office,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/half-truths-and-medicare-advantage-commercials/" title="ReadHalf-Truths And Medicare Advantage Commercials">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story-2/">“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> November 15, 2022 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-advantage/" rel="category tag">Medicare Advantage</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-annual-enrollment/" rel="category tag">Medicare Annual Enrollment</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-drug-plan/" rel="category tag">Medicare Drug Plan</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-supplement/" rel="category tag">Medicare Supplement</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Broadway-Joe-Namath-Isnt-Giving-You-the-Whole-Story.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Broadway-Joe-Namath-Isnt-Giving-You-the-Whole-Story.jpg 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Broadway-Joe-Namath-Isnt-Giving-You-the-Whole-Story-300x251.jpg 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Broadway-Joe-Namath-Isnt-Giving-You-the-Whole-Story-768x644.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story-2/" data-a2a-title="“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story-2/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story-2/" data-text="“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story-2/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fbroadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story-2%2F&linkname=%E2%80%9CBroadway%20Joe%E2%80%9D%20Namath%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Giving%20You%20the%20Whole%20Story" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fbroadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story-2%2F&linkname=%E2%80%9CBroadway%20Joe%E2%80%9D%20Namath%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Giving%20You%20the%20Whole%20Story" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story By: Dan Hoelscher, President & Founder, Seniormark, LLC   If you haven’t already had enough of the Celebrity-Sponsored Medicare Commercials, then buckle up! With the Medicare Annual Enrollment (AEP) season quickly approaching, you are soon to be inundated with them. They will feature celebrities such as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story-2/" title="Read“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/annual-enrollment-period-aep-to-do-list-2/">Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) To-Do List</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Pam Kaiser | <strong>Date:</strong> November 1, 2022 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-advantage/" rel="category tag">Medicare Advantage</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-annual-enrollment/" rel="category tag">Medicare Annual Enrollment</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-drug-plan/" rel="category tag">Medicare Drug Plan</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-supplement/" rel="category tag">Medicare Supplement</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="1080" height="1920" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Brown-Modern-Fashion-Newspaper-Blog-post-Pinterest-Pin-.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Brown-Modern-Fashion-Newspaper-Blog-post-Pinterest-Pin-.jpg 1080w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Brown-Modern-Fashion-Newspaper-Blog-post-Pinterest-Pin--169x300.jpg 169w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Brown-Modern-Fashion-Newspaper-Blog-post-Pinterest-Pin--576x1024.jpg 576w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Brown-Modern-Fashion-Newspaper-Blog-post-Pinterest-Pin--768x1365.jpg 768w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Brown-Modern-Fashion-Newspaper-Blog-post-Pinterest-Pin--864x1536.jpg 864w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/annual-enrollment-period-aep-to-do-list-2/" data-a2a-title="Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) To-Do List"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/annual-enrollment-period-aep-to-do-list-2/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/annual-enrollment-period-aep-to-do-list-2/" data-text="Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) To-Do List"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/annual-enrollment-period-aep-to-do-list-2/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fannual-enrollment-period-aep-to-do-list-2%2F&linkname=Annual%20Enrollment%20Period%20%28AEP%29%20To-Do%20List" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fannual-enrollment-period-aep-to-do-list-2%2F&linkname=Annual%20Enrollment%20Period%20%28AEP%29%20To-Do%20List" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Write the important Annual Enrollment dates to remember on your Calendar, and clip your calendar on your fridge. Don’t eat that midnight snack until you’ve read the dates at least once. October 1st— we can talk about your options! October 15th— The AEP games begins. December 7th—AEP comes to exhausting close. January 1st— Plan changes<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/annual-enrollment-period-aep-to-do-list-2/" title="ReadAnnual Enrollment Period (AEP) To-Do List">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story/">“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> September 23, 2021 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-advantage/" rel="category tag">Medicare Advantage</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-annual-enrollment/" rel="category tag">Medicare Annual Enrollment</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-supplement/" rel="category tag">Medicare Supplement</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-workshop/" rel="category tag">Medicare Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="705" height="705" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/White-with-Brown-Football-Pattern-Football-Invitation-1-pdf.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story/" data-a2a-title="“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story/" data-text="“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fbroadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story%2F&linkname=%E2%80%9CBroadway%20Joe%E2%80%9D%20Namath%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Giving%20You%20the%20Whole%20Story" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fbroadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story%2F&linkname=%E2%80%9CBroadway%20Joe%E2%80%9D%20Namath%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Giving%20You%20the%20Whole%20Story" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story By: Dan Hoelscher, President & Founder, Seniormark, LLC   If you haven’t already had enough of the Celebrity-Sponsored Medicare Commercials, then buckle up! With the Medicare Annual Enrollment (AEP) season quickly approaching, you are soon to be inundated with them. They will feature celebrities such as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/broadway-joe-namath-isnt-giving-you-the-whole-story/" title="Read“Broadway Joe” Namath Isn’t Giving You the Whole Story">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage-the-pros-and-cons-of-each/">Medicare Supplement vs. Medicare Advantage: The Pros and Cons of Each</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> April 29, 2021 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-advantage/" rel="category tag">Medicare Advantage</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-supplement/" rel="category tag">Medicare Supplement</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-workshop/" rel="category tag">Medicare Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/retirement-planning-2/" rel="category tag">Retirement Planning</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Medicare-Supplement.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Medicare-Supplement.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Medicare-Supplement-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Medicare-Supplement-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage-the-pros-and-cons-of-each/" data-a2a-title="Medicare Supplement vs. Medicare Advantage: The Pros and Cons of Each"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage-the-pros-and-cons-of-each/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage-the-pros-and-cons-of-each/" data-text="Medicare Supplement vs. Medicare Advantage: The Pros and Cons of Each"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage-the-pros-and-cons-of-each/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fmedicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage-the-pros-and-cons-of-each%2F&linkname=Medicare%20Supplement%20vs.%20Medicare%20Advantage%3A%20The%20Pros%20and%20Cons%20of%20Each" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Fmedicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage-the-pros-and-cons-of-each%2F&linkname=Medicare%20Supplement%20vs.%20Medicare%20Advantage%3A%20The%20Pros%20and%20Cons%20of%20Each" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Medicare Supplement vs. Medicare Advantage: The Pros and Cons of Each You may have encountered these buzzwords in television commercials, email blasts, or the piles of mail you’ve likely received from insurance agencies, but what do they mean? What is the difference between a Medicare Advantage Plan and a Medicare Supplement? Which is the best<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/medicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage-the-pros-and-cons-of-each/" title="ReadMedicare Supplement vs. Medicare Advantage: The Pros and Cons of Each">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/top-5-retirement-myths-you-probably-believe-2/">Top 5 Retirement Myths You Probably Believe</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Adam Fullenkamp | <strong>Date:</strong> March 23, 2021 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-supplement/" rel="category tag">Medicare Supplement</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-workshop/" rel="category tag">Medicare Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/retirement-planning-2/" rel="category tag">Retirement Planning</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Top.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Top.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Top-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Top-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/top-5-retirement-myths-you-probably-believe-2/" data-a2a-title="Top 5 Retirement Myths You Probably Believe"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/top-5-retirement-myths-you-probably-believe-2/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/top-5-retirement-myths-you-probably-believe-2/" data-text="Top 5 Retirement Myths You Probably Believe"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/top-5-retirement-myths-you-probably-believe-2/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Ftop-5-retirement-myths-you-probably-believe-2%2F&linkname=Top%205%20Retirement%20Myths%20You%20Probably%20Believe" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2Ftop-5-retirement-myths-you-probably-believe-2%2F&linkname=Top%205%20Retirement%20Myths%20You%20Probably%20Believe" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Top 5 Retirement Myths You Probably Believe We only use ten percent of our brains. Napoleon was short. It takes seven years to digest a piece of gum.   Myths like these are pervasive and stubborn. Perhaps you are just now realizing the above statements are even myths at all! Regardless, whether you first heard<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://seniormark.com/top-5-retirement-myths-you-probably-believe-2/" title="ReadTop 5 Retirement Myths You Probably Believe">… Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="wordpress-content"> <div class="row"> <div class=""> <h3><a href="https://seniormark.com/2020-aep-checklist/">2020 AEP Checklist</a></h3> <div class="post-meta"><strong>Author:</strong> Dan Hoelscher | <strong>Date:</strong> October 15, 2020 | <strong>Categories:</strong> <ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare/" rel="category tag">Medicare</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-advantage/" rel="category tag">Medicare Advantage</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-annual-enrollment/" rel="category tag">Medicare Annual Enrollment</a></li> <li><a href="https://seniormark.com/category/medicare-drug-plan/" rel="category tag">Medicare Drug Plan</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="large columns"> <img width="940" height="788" src="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-Annual-enrollment.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-Annual-enrollment.png 940w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-Annual-enrollment-300x251.png 300w, https://seniormark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-Annual-enrollment-768x644.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /> </div> <div class="large columns"><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://seniormark.com/2020-aep-checklist/" data-a2a-title="2020 AEP Checklist"><a class="a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service" data-layout="button" data-href="https://seniormark.com/2020-aep-checklist/"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service" data-url="https://seniormark.com/2020-aep-checklist/" data-text="2020 AEP Checklist"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest_pin addtoany_special_service" data-pin-config="none" data-url="https://seniormark.com/2020-aep-checklist/"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2F2020-aep-checklist%2F&linkname=2020%20AEP%20Checklist" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_print" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/print?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fseniormark.com%2F2020-aep-checklist%2F&linkname=2020%20AEP%20Checklist" title="Print" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></div></div><p>Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) To-Do List Write the important Annual Enrollment dates to remember on your Calendar, and clip your calendar on your fridge. Don’t eat that midnight snack until you’ve read the dates at least once. October 1st— we can talk about your options! October 15th— The AEP games begins. 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And when it comes to the world of investing, it is easy for the jargon to fly a mile high. 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