News - 2023 Archive
Touchdown! Treasurer Smith Encourages Iowans with Disabilities to Score Financial Freedom
DES MOINES – This football season, State Treasurer Roby Smith is cheering about IAble, Iowa’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) plan. “Individuals with disabilities utilizing federal benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid, get tackled by asset caps when trying to save money,” said Smith. “These asset...
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Treasurer Smith Announces IAble Hit $20 Million in Assets
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is thrilled to share IAble, Iowa’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) plan, has reached $20 million in assets. “I am so proud of our IAble Account Owners for trusting the Plan to help them overcome frustrating financial barriers and plan for the...
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Treasurer Smith is Celebrating Disability Pride Month
DES MOINES - Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating Disability Pride Month, which is observed each July, and commemorates the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. “Disability Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate and honor the uniqueness of each individual living with a disability,” Smith...
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Treasurer Smith Spotlights IAble for Individuals with Disabilities
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is highlighting IAble, Iowa’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) plan, which helps individuals with disabilities save. “It can be easy to take a checking or savings account for granted, but for individuals with disabilities experiencing restrictive asset caps, the idea can seem...
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IAble Helps Possibilities Bloom for Those Living with a Disability
DES MOINES - State Treasurer Roby Smith is sharing the benefits of saving with IAble, Iowa’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) plan. “Being able to save for Qualified Disability Expenses helps individuals achieve their better life experience,” stated Smith, administrator of IAble. “When someone invests in IAble, they have...
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Treasurer Smith Plants the Seed of Saving for Individuals with Disabilities
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is planting the seed of saving for individuals living with a disability by encouraging them to learn about IAble. “For individuals with disabilities, saving is much easier than tracking moon phases and frost dates or relying on soil temperatures,” said Smith. “Plus, while...
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Treasurer Smith Reminds Iowans That IAble Account Contributions Can Be a Team Effort
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith, administrator of Iowa’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (IAble) plan, is reminding individuals with disabilities and their support systems that contributions to an IAble account can be a team effort. “Life isn’t an individual sport. We surround ourselves with teammates, who help us...
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Treasurer Smith Celebrates Six Years of IAble
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating IAble’s sixth anniversary by reminding Iowans of the Plan’s benefits. “IAble provides individuals with disabilities the tools to save money without limiting their access to important benefits,” said Smith. “By reminding Iowans of the Plan’s benefits, I’m hopeful I can help...
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