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Factors to Consider When Including a Vacation Home in Your Estate Planning
A vacation home is a place where families enjoy their time together. Sharing time and creating memories is the hallmark of such properties, and often there is a desire to preserve the home's ownership within the family system for generations to come. Yet, even...
Seniors Use Crowdsourcing to Evaluate Areas to Retire
On average, two-thirds of Americans 65 or older would prefer to age in place, while the other one-third would want to live somewhere else. The family remains the most significant factor when deciding where retirees live, followed by the general livability of an area...
There Is a Home Caregiver Shortage Due to an Increase in the Aging Population
As the baby boomers are getting ready to retire or have already retired, we are seeing a sharp increase in America’s elderly population. However, what has not been widely reported is how the rest of the nation will provide care for this large, aging population....
The Power of a Will
57% of American adults have not prepared a Last Will & Testament (a “Will”) according to Care.com’s estate planning survey. The survey found that participants were more likely or less likely to have a Will depending on issues such as age, race, and education. For...
What We Can Learn From Britney Spears Conservatorship
A conservator is appointed by the court to care for and protect a person who is deemed unable to care for themselves. Among the conservator’s responsibilities are managing the conservatee’s health and wellbeing as well as preserving their assets. While most people's...
Planning Your Legal End-of-Life Instructions
You have an estate plan and included in it is your living will with instructions for resuscitation. While your wishes in a living will may be appropriately documented, that does not guarantee the instructions will be carried out as you stated. The frightening truth is...
A Will Is a Vital Part of a Complete Estate Plan
If you already have a will, you are farther ahead than nearly 50% of all Americans. While a will is a necessary document that every person who owns assets should have, it is still a relatively simple document that may not cover everything you want it to. You may want...
The Challenges That Come With Solo Aging
A senior who has no children and no younger (or healthier) family members to assist them as they age is said to be solo aging. As in generations before, baby boomers are living longer and healthier lives but for some, there is no escaping the eventualities of diseases...
Incorporating Cryptocurrency in Your Estate Planning
According to Florida Today, 46 million Americans own the well-known crypto asset, Bitcoin and the number of people owning cryptocurrency is growing steadily. Bitcoin was created in January 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. This digital...
Elderly Gain Increased Protection From Financial Abuse in the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act provides seniors with more protection from financial abuse. The Act contains a section that was once a stand-alone bill from Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) which is designed to encourage the reporting...
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