Future retirees: Plan now for health care costs

FALLBROOK – If you're close to retirement, you'll have several financial issues to consider. But you'll want to pay attention to one of the most important of these issues: health care costs. How can you prepare yourself for these expenses?

First, get an early start on estimating health care costs. More than two-thirds of those planning to retire in the next 10 years said they have no idea what their health and long-term care costs will be in retirement, according to the Edward Jones/Age Wave "Four Pillars of the New Retirement" study. And some people don't worry much about these costs, which m...