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4 Questions to Consider Before Saying ‘Yes’ to Caring for an Elderly Parent
Every year, millions of American families face the difficult challenge of deciding how they can help an aging parent who can no longer safely take care of him or herself in the home. Turning your parent over to full-time care providers, however, can be expensive and...
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Is Your Estate Plan Designed To Do What You Need It To?
Estate planning is more than just creating a last will and testament. It is more than deciding who your heirs will be or at what age they should inherit from you. Your estate planning is about not only creating a legacy for your family, but ensuring that when the time...
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5 Key Tips to Being an Effective Advocate for Your Aging Parent
As aging adults continue to get older, it can become difficult for them to maintain a healthy grasp on the things that impact them the most. This can include their living conditions, finances, and legal matters. Over time, this lack of attention can extend to their...
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How to Establish Good Communication with Aging Parents When You Live Far Away
Long distance relationships can be difficult. This can be especially true when caring for an aging parent. Beyond missing your parents, a few practical difficulties might arise as they age. This can include helping them manage their finances, choose decision makers,...
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Can Estate Planning Help You with Your Medical Decisions?
If you are in an accident and are placed on life support, would you prefer doctors to undertake every measure possible to keep you alive or take you off life support when nothing more can be done? How would you like any pain to be managed? How long would you prefer to...
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Revocable Trusts Can Protect Against Estate Challenges by Avoiding Probate
There is nothing more valuable than peace of mind when entering your later years of life. Part of this peace of mind originates in knowing that your hard-earned life savings, property and investments will seamlessly transition to your family and named beneficiaries...
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5 Ways to Help Protect Your Loved Ones from Elder Abuse
On June 15th, citizens worldwide will commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to help bring awareness to the millions of older adults subject to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation each year. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 2.1 million...
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Protecting Seniors During National Older Americans Month
Every day over 10,000 Baby Boomers turn sixty years old. As a generation, seniors who are over sixty years old are titled “Older Americans.” In 1983, President Carter created May as National Older Americans Month. During this month, professionals across the nation...
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5 Ways the New Tax Bill Can Help You and Your Family
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA) was signed into law and took effect earlier this year. As many of you may know, the new tax law brings significant changes to our tax future. Since the implementation of the tax bill there have been numerous articles and news reports...
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Learn How to Plan for Your Child Who Has Autism
Parents of autistic children can face significant challenges. Depending on the diagnosis and the child, his or her assistance needs may vary. Once children with autism reaches the age of majority, however, they are legally in charge of themselves. Parents no longer...
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