​As we grow old, we will face significant challenges, especially with our health. Affecting about a million Americans and ten times of that worldwide is Parkinson's disease. As with other chronic illnesses, it is found to be caused by a complex range of genetic and environmental factors. While commonly known to affect people in their later years, there have been cases of patients below age 50. And statistics even show that men are more likely to develop it than women.

​Choosing the right annuity option to meet your needs is tricky. As with everything else you will need to weigh the pros and the cons. You’d want the financial security you deserve come retirement. An annuity will give you that guaranteed protection with income regularly paid annually to you after you retire. You can model it to suit your liking, from health and lifestyle concerns to the ability to leave lump sum cash or income to your heirs. If you wish to be assured protection from inflation, escalating annuity is the option to choose.

We live in an era where one can quickly take most things for granted. Of course, we still struggle with life, be it at work, school or at home but it’s easier more than any moment in history for us to have access to a myriad of things.
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Our world’s fast transition from an analog to a digital age has rendered most of us complacent in a lot of aspects of our lives. With even the most menial tasks sometimes so readily available and achievable to us, probably one of the significant struggles we all face now are our financial worries. 

Based on figures from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, an estimated 2.8% of Americans have bipolar disorder. Prevalence is similar in both men and women, which means not only is it more common than most people think, it is also not limited to just a select group of people. 
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Characterized by dramatic shifts in mood, energy, and activity, having this disorder can be taxing for most working people. It can deter productivity and even harm social relations with colleagues. The shifts in mood are more severe than most regular people experience and so can be considered a cause of impairment, some are even so severe that they can also become psychotic.