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Why having a will is necessary and how to get one in place

What are the odds you don't have a will? Best guess is that 50% of people don't have one. For some folks, that may be OK, especially if they're single, have nothing and own nothing. But if you do have kids, you need a will for the simple fact that ...

Student loan debt now burdening the elderly

Student loans have moved from burdening the young to plaguing the old. Student loan debt is a pox on the American pocketbook. This terrible national burden now exceeds credit card debt in the U.S. and is growing exponentially. Tuition costs have been rising at roughly three times the rate of ...

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Alternative care options for aging parents

The cost of assisted living for seniors is going up and up. But there's a more dignified option that's often cheaper. If you have aging parents, you're going to want to watch this!

Annuity salesperson sentenced to jail time

For as many years as I can remember, I have had so much anger about insurance salespeople who sell annuities to senior citizens. For most seniors, the only appropriate annuity is an immediate annuity or life annuity. Finally, somebody has gone to jail for what I've always believed is a ...

Scam targeting seniors by promising bogus tax credits

Senior citizens are being ripped off by crooks promising them bogus tax credits if they file a tax return this year. Somewhere near a third of senior citizens get by just on Social Security. Most of those people don't have to file tax returns because their income is so low. ...

New online funeral shopping site launches

Shopping for a funeral online could become commonplace if two entrepreneurs have their way. Cleveland residents Mike Belsito and Bryan Chaikin have launched an online funeral planning service called eFuneral.com. This free service is just kicking off in the Midwest, but hopefully will takes flight across the country. What Mike ...

Advance directive forms available for free online

If you want to save your family from making important but difficult decisions about your end-of-life wishes, I recommend that you get a 'health care durable power of attorney' in place (also called a 'medical directive' or 'advance directive' in some states.) An advance directive is a legal document in ...

New technology provides medical assistance for seniors away from home

Emergency help for seniors who are away from home is now available at the touch of a button. I want to share details about a new $15/month subscription service. We're all familiar with that commercial that goes, "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up," right? My mom is 87 ...

Keys to optimal brain functioning as you age

The advancing of the years does not have to mean lower brain function, according to some of the new cutting edge research into neurobiology. Though I usually talk about your fiscal health, I was absolutely fascinated by a story I read in The Washington Post about mental health as we ...

Big banks target grieving widows over debts they don't legally owe

The nation's biggest banks are specifically and strategically targeting grieving widows with harassing attempts to collect on the debts of their recently deceased husbands. Bank of America, Capital One, Discover and Citibank each have policies in place that allow their collectors to berate widows who have no legal obligation for ...