In addition to Amazon, Apple, and Google, Microsoft and Facebook are also planning their entry into healthcare in the US. Some of the businesses are underway, like storing medical records in the cloud for a fee or using patient forms…
As Medicare and Medicaid Services look to the future of the US health care system, they predict that it will become overburdened with seniors needing medical care. In 2010 the US elderly population accounted for about 13 percent of the…
Many older Americans are widowed or divorced at record numbers, which prompts new partnerships. The US Census Bureau reports that more than half of all older adults have only married once, opting to stay legally single in their future relationships. Cohabitating can…
Special needs trusts, often referred to as supplemental needs trusts are an estate planning tool particularly useful for parents of mentally and physically disabled children. This type of trust will receive assets from you or another benefactor expressly for that…
It is not only sad but also alarming to learn how many veterans' benefits get caught up in the system. A quick internet search can lead to story after story of veterans who have struggled to receive the benefits that…
To ensure the aggregate of your inheritable legacy will exist for future generations, careful planning is needed. There are always generational differences of opinion as to how best to live and act in the world. Millennials and Generation Xers seem…
The way you dispose of your assets in your estate plan may not seem to be affected by life insurance at first glance. However, life insurance can be an integral, indispensably important part of a well-thought-out estate plan. There are…
The power of attorney is an essential tool when planning for the possibility of becoming incapacitated and requiring a trusted agent to manage your affairs. These legal documents can grant broad authority to one or more power of attorney agents…
In America, being healthy and secure as you age is very expensive on many levels. The financial toll for millions of the elderly and those families who do their best to care for and support them. Long-term care facilities and…
What happens to your inheritance if your beneficiary has passed away? You may be wondering whether if you leave property to your brother Jim, but he dies before you, would his kids inherit the property in his place? The answer…