Monthly Archives: February 2013
Investment Scams Increasingly Target Veterans
There is no free lunch. “There are thousands of ‘free lunch’ seminars that attract large audiences,” Elliot Raphaelson of Tribune Media Services wrote in a story published Dec. 19. “In 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority scrutinized 110 securities firms that presented free lunch seminars. Their report found… Read More »
Older Unmarried Couples Must Get Estate Planning Done
Young people who decide to live together without benefit of clergy, as the old expression had it, may not have any pressing need to figure out the complexities they face in estate planning, but seasoned citizens who choose to forego the formalities face some very real time pressure. While it is important for people… Read More »
Veterans With Disabilities Have Several Legal Protections
Serving one’s country sometimes comes at a heavy price. “In recent years, the percentage of veterans who report having service-connected disabilities, i.e., disabilities that were incurred in, or aggravated during, military service, has risen,” according to the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. “About 25 percent of recent veterans report having a service-connected disability, as compared… Read More »
Unmarried Couples Face Estate Planning Hurdles
People who choose to live together rather than get married, whatever their reasons, don’t love each other any less. But the law tends to think they do. “Unmarried couples do not have legal protections enjoyed by married couples, such as automatic inheritance rights and the ability to make decisions should a spouse become incapacitated,”… Read More »