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Picture this — a frantic call to the family lawyer by a recent widow we’ll call Fran. Fran had just learned that her deceased husband

The Senate has passed a bill further expanding a law giving veterans easier access to federally paid medical care from private doctors. The bill relaxes

A bar owner who never attended college has left $200,000 to the alma mater of her best customers. Ida F. Meyer of Lake Placid, Fla.,

It’s vitally important for everyone to have a plan for their estate, but in the absence of a well-crafted plan, women can be affected more

Think about the information you store online. There’s the Pinterest page where you keep a collection of family recipes, the Instagram account where you keep

Most people heading into retirement know life after work isn’t all shuffleboard on the lido deck. There can be serious money and health care concerns,

Despite the fact that millions of Americans are facing elder care challenges and struggles, there are not a lot of supportive and informative resources that

When people think of estate planning, it is generally thought of only being needed by the ultra-wealthy. Actually though, this isn’t the case. Whether people

At Pretty Thrifty, an Eagle River consignment shop, owner Christy Carter helps client Bonny Stark unpack a set of hand-painted china. Stark has had it

When WGN-TV reporter Randi Belisomo lost her husband Carlos to colon cancer in 2010, she couldn’t fix the cable because he was the only one

Whenever clients ask if they need to update their will or trust, the first question back to them is: “When was it created?” If they

The BBC program “Heir Hunters” has been working with Finders International, a group that traces missing heirs, to find a rightful claimant. Tracing a long