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A Home Funeral
February 17th, 2016
Traditional funerals overseen by a funeral director in a funeral home can be very expensive. Many are choosing the even older option of having home funerals. Having a mortician embalm the remains of the deceased and having a funeral director oversee…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Religion, Special Needs, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Taking Mom and Dad to Work
February 16th, 2016
Millions of working Americans act as caregivers for their elderly parents. Will companies start to offer onsite elder care centers where employees can drop off their parents while the employees are working? For large companies seeking to entice young…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Power of Attorney, Special Needs, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
David Bowie's Will
February 15th, 2016
Late musician David Bowie's will was recently submitted to probate. Other than how his remains should be handled the will contains little that is unusual. As a musician and performer David Bowie was always unique. Depending on a person's po…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Music, Probate, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
How Not to Protect Your Assets in a Second Marriage
February 12th, 2016
When people get remarried they are often concerned that after they pass away their assets will go to their new spouses and leave their children from previous marriages with very little. While there are several ways to ensure that does not happen, get…
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Who Is Eligible for Social Security Survivor's Benefits?
February 11th, 2016
When someone passes away the money that he or she has invested in Social Security is not necessarily wasted. Dependents might be able to claim it through survivor's benefits. Social Security is essentially a forced retirement plan. We put money…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Special Needs, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
The Daughter Syndrome
February 10th, 2016
Are you a wife, mother, grandmother, or aunt? Chances are you may be in one or more of these important family roles at some time in your life. Traditionally, women are the nurturers and caregivers in their own families and in our society at large. As…
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Categories: Elder Law
The Changing Face of Grief
February 10th, 2016
The Internet is changing how people mourn. Is it possible that in the future we will be able to plan our own digital funerals? If you are a frequent user of Facebook or Twitter, then you have undoubtedly noticed that whenever a well-liked celebrity p…
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Categories: Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Sports, Succession, Television, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
How Millennials Can Save For Retirement
February 9th, 2016
It is no secret that many millennials are beginning their careers with large amounts of debt. Many of them are making the mistake of waiting to save for retirement until their debts are paid off. Before they even start their professional lives many i…
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Affording 100 Years of Life
February 8th, 2016
The number of Americans living to see their 100th birthday is on the rise. It is not easy to pay for that many years of retirement. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of Americans who lived to be 100 years old incr…
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The Fight Over a Mathematician's Notes
February 5th, 2016
Over a year after one of the most celebrated mathematicians of the 21st Century passed away a legal battle rages in France over the thousands of pages of notes he left behind. Alexander Grothendieck is neither a name most people will recognize nor is…
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