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3 Estate Planning Documents Your Parents Need ASAP
As your parents gracefully navigate their golden years, ensuring their peace of mind (and yours!) becomes a top priority. Whether they...
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2 Conversations You Need to Have With Your Parents Right Now
If you’ve given any thought to estate planning, you probably associate it with preparing for death. But did you know that there are...
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Estate Planning for Loved Ones with Dementia–Part 2
In part one, we started our discussion on estate planning for a loved one with a dementia diagnosis and what this means for their ability...
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Estate Planning for Loved Ones with Dementia–Part 1
Caring for a loved one with dementia is a challenge that millions of families undertake each year. As a caregiver, understanding how a...
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Protecting Seniors During Flu Season
The fall season is a beautiful time of year, but it also marks the beginning of flu season, which can pose a serious threat to your...
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Shield Your Parents from Scams — Part 2
In part one of this series, we explored two popular scams that are targeting older adults this year: the grandparent scam, and...
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Shield Your Parents from Scams — Part 1
Fraudsters and scam artists are nothing new, but changing tools and technology are making it easier than ever for scammers to target...
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Securing a Power of Attorney for Aging Parents
Making important decisions for aging parents can be a challenging task, but power of attorney (POA) can provide peace of mind and clarity...
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Netflix’s "I Care a Lot" Reveals the Dark Side of Legal Guardianship—Part 2
The Netflix movie, I Care a Lot, provides a dark, violent, and somewhat comedic take on the real-life and not-at-all funny dangers of the...
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Netflix’s "I Care a Lot" Reveals the Dark Side of Legal Guardianship
The Netflix movie I Care a Lot provides a dark, violent, and somewhat comedic take on the real-life and not-at-all funny dangers of the...
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How to Get Your Parents to Stay Home to Avoid COVID-19
There is no doubt that your parents have survived frightening world events, whether that was World War II, the war in Vietnam, nuclear...
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How Will Your Parents' Estate Plan Impact You?
Do your parents have an estate plan? Is it up to date? No matter how rich or poor you or your parents are, you need to be asking these...
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Diminished Financial Capacity and the Elderly—Part 2
Planning Strategies to Protect Your Elderly Loved Ones from Incapacity In the first part of this series, I discussed the early warning...
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Diminished Financial Capacity and the Elderly—Part 1
A Boom in the Elderly Population With more and more Baby Boomers reaching retirement age each year, our country is undergoing an...
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Avoid Adult Guardianship and Elder Abuse with Estate Planning: Part 2
In the first part of this series, I discussed how some professional adult guardians have used their powers to abuse the seniors placed...
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Avoid Adult Guardianship and Elder Abuse with Estate Planning
Elder abuse can take a wide variety of forms, but I think the worst of the worst is caused by unscrupulous adult guardians appointed by a...
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7 Processes to Complete With Your Parents Before They're Gone
In a recent Facebook post “Processes to go through with your parents before they die,” Daniel Schmachtenberger, founder of the Critical...
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Seniors Should Be Wary of Reverse Mortgages—Part 2
In the first part of this series, I discussed the dangers of reverse mortgages for senior homeowners. Here, we’ll look at how these...
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Seniors Should Be Cautious of Reverse Mortgages
If you’ve watched TV lately, you’ve likely seen ads touting the benefits of reverse mortgages. The spots typically feature famous actors...
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3 Warning Signs of a Financial Scam
Nobody likes to admit they’ve fallen for a financial scam, but the fact is, it’s easier than ever to get caught up in one. This is...
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6 MAJOR MISTAKES HAWAII FAMILIES MAKE WHEN CHOOSING AN ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY
No time for mistakes. Save your family a lot of money, stress, and wasted time.
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