Monthly Archives: September 2016
Business owners often overlook business in estate planning
When it comes to estate planning, many business owners make plans that overlook their most obvious asset: the business. “The majority of business owners do not have a business succession plan in place,” according to an article on the website of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils by Susan P. Rounds, director… Read More »
Caregivers of growing elderly population increasingly diverse
As America ages, it is also growing more and more diverse. The confluence of these factors is that the entire realm of caregiving, family members or friends taking care of an older loved one, are increasingly diverse. Society, and those involved with helping older people make their way through the rest of their lives,… Read More »
Scammers target grandparents with emotional pleas
Some people, unbelievably, don’t love grandparents. Instead of senior citizens who are to be revered for their experience, wisdom and ability to spoil grandchildren, con artists view grandparents as money trees to be shaken, and sometimes in the cruelest of ways. “You get a call or an email unexpectedly from someone who claims to… Read More »
Agency creates partnerships to reduce veteran suicide rate
Soldier holding folded American flag Amid all the storm and fury of presidential politics, with little attention paid to combat hotspots around the world, it’s easy to forget our veterans. But it’s not easy for them to forget what they’ve been through, and far too many can’t shake off their experiences on foreign soil…. Read More »
Election year could portend estate-planning uncertainty
The impending election may, then again it may not, have some implications for estate planning. English: Seal of the President of the United States Español: Escudo del Presidente de los Estados Unidos. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It all depends, according to a recent article on the website of the National Law Review, on whether or… Read More »