Estate Planning for the Digital Asset
You probably don’t consider your Facebook account or your twitter feed a digital asset. You may not even use those (or other) online services. The fact is though; every paperless ...
What to do With Tangible Wealth
When the topic of estate planning comes up many times tangible wealth can be glossed over or forgotten. With a focus on investments, monetary assets and real estate the amount ...
Consider Your Intellectual Property when Estate Planning
The news is full of celebrities who pass on and don’t leave detailed instructions about their intellectual property. These oversights can lead to long, drawn out and often vicious family ...
Ease the Pain With a Letter of Instruction
The death of a loved one is a very emotional experience. During that time close loved ones might not be thinking clearly and may not be able to handle the ...
Signs in Decline of Financial Responsibility
As people age their minds undergo changes. Things that were once routine tasks can become difficult or even impossible for them to do any longer. These changes can manifest themselves ...
Long Term Care Insurance: Things to Consider
Are you considering buying long term care insurance? In many cases long term care insurance can help to cover gaps that Medicare or Medicaid might not cover. There are a ...
Home Care with Medicare Benefits
Elderly or retired recipients of Medicare are able to use their benefits to pay for home health care. There are some requirements that must be met, but if you qualify ...
Does Medicaid Count my IRA
If you or an elderly loved one has an IRA you might be wondering if the amount in the IRA counts as an asset when considering eligibility for Medicaid. The ...
Differences Between an IRA and a 401k
If you have done any retirement planning at all you have run across both of these terms. While they sometimes can seem interchangeable, there are some very distinct differences between ...
Planning for Mid and Late Retirement
Experts say that mid retirement begins around age 70. This means that on the average, you have been retired for 5 or so years and have a good handle on ...