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Is a Reverse Mortgage the Way to Go?

Is a Reverse Mortgage the Way to Go?

Homeowners age 62 and older may be tempted by the offers for reverse mortgages as a solution to the financial stresses. The celebrity spokespeople seem

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California Trying to Help Its Seniors

California Trying to Help Its Seniors

Despite earthquakes, forest fires and drought, by the end of 2015, at least 5.1 million persons age 65 and over will make their home in

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Kansas Works to Prevent Elder Abuse

Kansas Works to Prevent Elder Abuse

Several Kansas agencies, including The Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner (KSC), the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and the Kansas Department for

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Defining Your Legacy

Defining Your Legacy

Baby boomers are more concerned with funding their retirements than leaving financial inheritances to their families and charities. While this may have been initially driven

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No Estate Plan is a Plan Written by the State

No Estate Plan is a Plan Written by the State

Most summer plans do not include drafting a will and testament. Mowing a lawn choked with weeds and overgrown with grass is more likely to

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Life Estate Can Be a Big Estate Planning Tool

Life Estate Can Be a Big Estate Planning Tool

Most people’s most important asset is their home, and protecting it is always a priority. In your retirement, though, the threat of huge, unexpected medical

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Retiring and Relocating? Read This.

Retiring and Relocating? Read This.

There’s more to relocating in retirement than picking a warm spot and enjoying the future days of leisure. Before making your decision, you’ll need to

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Choosing the Right Trustee

Choosing the Right Trustee

Choosing the right trustee is vital to ensuring that your beneficiaries enjoy the legacy you intend to leave behind. Rick Friedman, senior vice president and

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Is Writing Your Own Will a Piece of Cake?

Is Writing Your Own Will a Piece of Cake?

Maybe you have seen those will-in-a-box kits. Maybe you have even considered picking one up. Think twice about that. While you can draft a will

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Watch Out! Grandparents Targeted in Scams

Watch Out! Grandparents Targeted in Scams

The voice on the other end of the phone line sounds sweet and concerned. There has been some trouble, so he or she wanted to

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Visitation Rights to Children of Ailing Parents

Visitation Rights to Children of Ailing Parents

It’s the quirky Christmases Catherine Falk remembers the most. “To us, he wasn’t ‘Columbo.’ He was dad,” she told FoxNews.com of her famous father Peter

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If You Don’t Make a Will, Then What?

If You Don’t Make a Will, Then What?

For example, in West Virginia, that all depends on your family situation. Here are the most typical situations and who gets what: (i) If you

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