Estate Planning During a Divorce: Four Key Considerations
No matter how well couples plan their estates, no one plans for divorce. Here are some strategies to make sure your wishes are protected during and after the process of divorce.
Social Security Spousal Benefits and Survivor Benefits
Social Security doesn’t just pay retirement benefits to retired workers; in some circumstances, it also provides benefits to a worker’s spouse or ex-spouse and to a deceased worker’s surviving spouse.
Private Equity and Nursing Homes: What Families Need to Know
Research and reporting have shown mixed outcomes, but many studies suggest troubling patterns when private equity enters the nursing home sector.
Estate Planning: Funding Your Revocable Living Trust
Trust funding is the process of transferring the ownership of your accounts and property to your trust during your lifetime.
Why Bruce Willis’s Family Moved Him into a Separate Home
This past August, Bruce Willis’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, revealed that Bruce had moved into a nearby one-story home staffed with full-time caregivers.
Baby Boomers and Beyond: Working Far Past Retirement Age
Nearly half a million Americans over the age of 80 are still working. For some, the choice to keep working is about staying active and engaged. For others, it’s necessary.
How to Know When to Update Your Estate Plan
Updating your estate plan regularly helps ensure that your assets are distributed as you intend, your beneficiaries are properly provided for, and your chosen decision-makers are still able and willing to serve.
What Most People Don’t Know About Durable Powers of Attorney
A durable power of attorney is a legal document that allows a trusted individual to make financial or health care decisions on your behalf if you become unable to handle your own affairs.
Why Aren’t More Older Adults Thinking About Long-Term Care?
A recent survey of American adults aged 50 to 94 finds that many seniors are unprepared for the financial and logistical aspects of long-term care, with widespread misconceptions about coverage options.
Is Autism Considered a Disability?
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be able to qualify for disability benefits if their condition significantly limits their ability to function.