Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell highlights the importance of having all of the necessary estate planning documents in place as you age, on this episode of ElderTalk with Joe Cordell. Joe details the ins and outs of long-term care insurance, as well
As the old saying goes, “There is good news and bad news” about your health. The good news is that modern medicine and technology enable people to live longer and more comfortably. The bad news is we all have to
Even if you die with a will in place, it still may not be enough. Your loved ones may find themselves involved in a dispute over your life’s work. They may have the best of intentions, but still believe that
Whether they are establishing a basic last will and testament or crafting a complex, multi-faceted estate plan, everybody who makes legal arrangements for the future of their inheritors naturally is motivated by unique personal priorities. In certain straightforward cases –
When an elderly gentleman in the Midwest went to draft his estate plan, he had no problems setting up his will to divide his measurable wealth equally among his five grown children. His financial assets and real estate holdings would
After you have died, you want to be able to leave your assets and possessions to those you love in the least complicated way possible. You do not want your loved ones to go through additional heartache or distress. They
When you get older, you find yourself facing realities in your present that you always felt you would face further down the line. Whether they are the physical changes that your body goes through as you get older or the
The painful annual process of completing your taxes is daunting at any age, and it often does not get much easier as you leave your working years behind. The woes of tax season for senior citizens can be compounded by
For American citizens over the age of 65, access to health insurance through Medicare is a wonderful perk. Subsidized government health care can be a welcomed relief after dealing with private insurance and costly prescriptions for much of their adult
If you were anywhere near a TV, radio, or newspaper in August, you undoubtedly heard that Aretha Franklin, “The Queen of Soul,” had died. Tributes and remembrances poured in, as countless Americans honored the singer of such famous hits as