For those living with disabilities and qualifying for certain government benefits, a special needs trust may be essential in allowing the person to continue to enjoy those benefits. Special needs trusts are important vehicles in special needs planning.
The aftermath of the pandemic, cybersecurity attacks and growing hatred and violence in our communities result in many families struggling to stay afloat – financially and mentally. Millions of Americans remain unemployed while small businesses struggle to find workers.
Whether you are in a situation where an aging loved one needs medical intervention immediately or you are considering your own estate plan and need information on how to make informed choices for your Advance Directives, you need to educate yourself on the pros and cons of feeding tubes.
Over a year after the pandemic spiked in the U.S. there have been over 33 million people infected with COVID-19 and approaching 600,000 deaths. The percentage of the 33 million that contracted the virus that are over the age of 75 was approximately 7-8% of the total cases
Baby boomer business owners will be looking to retire in droves over the next decade and this could result in more businesses for sale than can meet the demand to buy. This will likely drive prices down and make business succession strategies more difficult to accomplish retirement goals.
For some seniors in the baby boomer generation aging brings with it new challenges in the form of solo aging. Solo aging is a senior who has no children and no younger (or healthier) family members to assist them as they age.
Each day almost 10,000 U.S. residents turn 65 years of age. Those 65 and older will make up roughly 20 percent of the total U.S. population by the end of this decade.
Private insurers contract with the federal Medicare program to offer limited insurance coverage of prescription drugs for qualifying elderly and disabled persons. This is known as Medicare Part D.
If you have created a will but have lost track of it problems can arise as the Napa Valley Register discusses in its column "Is lost will still valid?," where a couple had questions on what might happen to their will.
