PLANNING AFTER DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are degenerative and fatal diseases that steal a lifetime of memories and experiences. When a loved one receives an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, financial planning may not be top of mind — but it should be. As the disease progresses, financial acumen is generall...Read More
You're ready to tackle estate planning, but you're not sure what “equipment” you need. Flounder no more. Here are nine essential estate-planning tools, along with details about what they do and why you need them. 1. Will A will is a written document in which you identify what you'd like done with your assets upon y...Read More
My daughter (she’s 30-something) sent me an article: ”How To Have ‘The Talk’ With Your Aging Parents.” Does she mean ME??? Aging Parent??? Have a ‘Talk’ with ME??? Or…does she intend that I use it to have a talk with MY parent? I’m not sure I want to know the answer. All joking aside, my reacti...Read More
Earlier this week (Sept. 26, 2012) I was interviewed by and participated in a discussion sponsored by the Huffington Post concerning end-of-life conversations and health-care directives. The participants didn’t agree all the time. But when it came to “The Conversation,” (the end-of-life conversation), there was unanimous agreement...Read More