by Christine | Feb 10, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Conservatorships, Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estates, IRA Rollover, Living Trust, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
The New Year is a great time to regroup on your financial plans, reevaluate and/or create new financial goals. By sticking to your financial resolutions throughout the year, you can keep on track towards achieving your financial objectives in 2015 and beyond. Make the...
by Christine | Feb 5, 2015 | Asset Protection, Blended Families, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning, Trusts |
Couples planning to blend families often have to make financial arrangements that respect previous relationships with ex-spouses and their families. Issues range from childcare and eldercare to potentially complex matters involving businesses, investment assets and...
by Christine | Feb 4, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Conservator, Conservatorships, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Living Trust, Living Will, Medical Directives, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
Create a file that you name sometime like "ICE," which stands for “in case of emergency.” Some people call this their “grab-and-go” file, since that’s what it’s for. Make sure that anyone who needs to have this information knows how to access it. For...
by Christine | Feb 3, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Elder Care, Elder Law, End of Life Decisions, Estate Planning, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medical Directives, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Trusts |
Consulting financial and tax advisers as part of planning the retirement process is essential to get the health-care piece covered. Enjoying truly golden retirement years means a lot of different things to different people, but it should include planning for long-term...
by Christine | Jan 30, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Estates, Living Trust, Retirement Planning, Roth IRA, Tax Planning, Trusts |
Sharron Epperson, who is CNBC’s senior personal finance correspondent, stressed the importance of retirement planning in the coming year — with two products in particular. Need a financial resolution for 2015? Save as much money as you can in a Roth IRA. One of the...
by Christine | Jan 29, 2015 | Asset Protection, Assets, Conservatorships, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Inheritance, Living Trust, Probate, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Special Needs, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
“We’re not surprised by the fact that people don’t know a lot about retirement income planning,” says David Littell, program director at the American College. “I was surprised at how badly they did.” Could you pass a retirement literacy test? Apparently, 80% of...
