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Be a Smart Shopper When Looking for a Final Resting Place

Be a Smart Shopper When Looking for a Final Resting Place

A Sarasota, Florida cemetery was warned by county officials to bring the grounds up to code or be fined. Recent reports had described overgrown grass

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Dispelling Misconceptions and Misinformation About Medicare

Dispelling Misconceptions and Misinformation About Medicare

Medicare home health coverage can be vital for seniors who are recently sent home from the hospital or who are suffering from a chronic condition

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Is Elder Abuse the Next Big Crime Wave?

Is Elder Abuse the Next Big Crime Wave?

About 400 social workers, law enforcers, lawyers, nursing home workers, and others who work with vulnerable adults gathered recently at the University of Minnesota to

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Best Places to Retire…Are You There Yet?

Best Places to Retire…Are You There Yet?

Kiplinger rated all 50 states based on quantifiable factors that are important to many retirees in “10 Best States for Retirement.” The rankings favored states

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Where’s My Pension?

Where’s My Pension?

Those lucky enough to have earned a defined-benefit pension are in a great position. This allows them to retire with a steady income stream for

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Are You Up for the Big Job of Being an Executor?

Are You Up for the Big Job of Being an Executor?

Being named an executor of a will is a big responsibility. However, most individuals selected know nothing about what they need to do in the

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Do Your Homework Before You Make Charitable Contributions

Do Your Homework Before You Make Charitable Contributions

Sometimes when you hear words like "childhood disease" or "natural disaster," it's difficult to say no to a donation request. But Kiplinger's recent article, "How

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Win-Win With Charitable Trusts

Win-Win With Charitable Trusts

If you have several substantial bequests to charities in your will, this Kiplinger's article asks if it would be better to see the charity use

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Make Certain Your Dynasty Succeeds After You’re No Longer in Power

Make Certain Your Dynasty Succeeds After You’re No Longer in Power

The Yakima Herald article, "Passing the baton: 6 challenges for family business succession," says that maybe one reason family dynasties are of interest is that

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Don’t Add to Your Family’s Stress If You Die Young

Don’t Add to Your Family’s Stress If You Die Young

Raising the topic of your own death with your parents, siblings, or partner may sound silly if you're in your 20s or 30s, particularly if

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Making it Easier to Let Go of Valuable Art

Making it Easier to Let Go of Valuable Art

What if it's time to arrange your affairs, but you're not quite ready to part with your art collection? You can part with your art

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Social Security Benefit Essentials

Social Security Benefit Essentials

For many Americans, Social Security benefits are the basis of their retirement income. If that's the case, then maximizing those benefits is critical. Kiplinger's "10

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