Many people rely on the information provided by the Social Security Administration to learn about their Social Security options and benefits. A recent government study suggests that they might not be getting all the information they need. For decades the vast majority of Americans have made decisions about their Social Security benefits by asking experts [...]
Getting married always comes with challenges and finances that needs to be worked out. This is especially true for people in their retirement years. When people fall in love and decide that they want to get married, they often do not think of all of the financial consequences of their decision to wed. In the [...]
If a loved one has been missing for a long time, it is possible to have him or her declared deceased so that an estate can be administered. You might have seen a television documentary or a movie about someone who disappears. With hundreds of channels in need of content the genre is a popular [...]
People seeking retirement advice often express concerns about needing to leave an inheritance for their loved ones. They should get an estate plan to do that. Different professionals have different roles in your financial well-being. Accountants can assist you with your tax returns. Retirement planners can assist you with your investments. And, as Morningstar explains [...]
People with old pensions and retirement accounts often have difficulty locating them. It can be more difficult for estate administrators who need to locate the old accounts. Some help might be on the way. When pension plans first became a popular benefit in the U.S. it was normal for people to stay employed by the [...]
Parents with small children want nothing more than to make sure their children are taken care of no matter what happens. A will is an essential document to do that. There is something about bringing a new life into the world that changes most people. A new child causes most of us to change from [...]
Estate Planning Attorneys talk about a lot of different legal documents. You need to know what those documents are. When you visit with an estate planning attorney, the attorney is likely to mention the names of several different legal documents. If you want to understand what the attorney is talking about, then you will need [...]
Learning about trusts can sometimes be difficult as there are several different types of trusts that you can get that are designed to do different things. When attorneys talk about trusts they often end up confusing laypersons with all of the legal jargon. There are many different types of trusts out there and each type [...]
More and more Americans are amassing large fortunes. That means that more and more Americans are concerned about how passing that wealth on to their children could impact their children's lives. In "Penta Millionaires: The New Rising Class" Barron's reports that the number of American families with wealth is growing and diversifying. More families have [...]
Everyone regrets something at the end of a long life, even if it is just not telling friends and family how much they meant to them. A letter-writing project seeks to help people alleviate some of those regrets. Doctors and other professionals who care for the elderly who are approaching the end of their lives [...]