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Family Business Succession

Most family owned businesses fail after the founder passes away. Good planning can prevent yours from being one of them. Sometimes family business operators are aware that after they pass away their businesses will not remain under family control or… Read More
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Can Trump Be Social Security's Savior?

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump does not receive a lot of praise from Democrats. However, one columnist believes that Trump is a key reason why one of the Democrats' favorite programs will be preserved. In every Presidential elect… Read More
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Journalist Documents His Alzheimer's Disease

Investigative journalist Greg O'Brien suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He is documenting the course of his illness in the hopes that greater understanding will help to lead to a cure. Alzheimer's disease runs in Greg O'Brien'… Read More
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How to Pay for Long-Term Care

America's aging population is drawing attention to a large health care gap in the country: long-term care. Covering this gap could prove difficult and costly, but there are some ways that it can be done. Americans in most demographic groups are… Read More
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Doctors Argue with Each Other over Medicare Payment Changes

The Obama administration's proposal to change how doctors are reimbursed for administering some prescription medications might cover only a relatively small portion of Medicare spending on prescription medication, but that has not stopped the ba… Read More
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Little Things Matter in Estate Planning

People often think that estate planning is only about deciding who gets big ticket items, such as a house, a car and a stock portfolio. However, the little items of personal property can be just as important. A typical will often goes into great deta… Read More
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What to Know When You Inherit an IRA

People who inherit IRAs are often confused about the different rules and options concerning those inheritances. There are a few things that they should know. The rules concerning IRAs are different for people who inherit the accounts than they are fo… Read More
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Paul Walker's Daughter Received $10.1 Million from Driver's Estate

The terms of a settlement between the daughter of late actor Paul Walker and the estate of the driver of the vehicle that Walker was riding in when the car crashed, killing the actor, went unnoticed for a year and a half. Paul Walker was a passenger… Read More
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Almost 50% of Beneficiaries Taxed on Social Security Income

The 1983 law that started taxing Social Security benefits on the wealthiest seniors has never been updated. That means that it now taxes far more people than originally intended and if not changed, will tax more and more people in the future. What to… Read More
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New Jersey Rethinking High Tax Rates

New Jersey has some of the highest tax rates in the nation. News that the state's wealthiest resident has moved to a state with much lower tax rates has caused some lawmakers to call for changes to New Jersey's tax structure. It is not know… Read More
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