You’ve reviewed your estate-planning checklist and everything seems in order. That estate-planning checklist probably includes important tasks like, “Update my will (check),” “Update my powers of attorney (check),” and “Talk with my family about my wishes (double check).” But there may be a hidden time bomb lurking in your past that your estate-planning checklist has … Read more
The topic of trusts versus wills can be confusing, especially when a term like “revocable trust” is tossed into the mix. Many of us might shy away from asking our attorney if a revocable trust is right for us, simply because we may not understand what the term means. But here at the Blog, one … Read more
Oftentimes the best way to prepare for a journey – in this case, the journey of long-term care planning for a loved one – is to talk with those who have been there. We know how long-term care planning is supposed to go when the process unfolds smoothly. But what if we haven’t planned, and … Read more
Here at AgingOptions, we feel we’ve seen it all when it comes to relationships between aging parents and adult children. In some cases, these relationships are wonderful models of love, respect and support; in other families, plagued by bitterness and old wounds, parents and kids are barely on speaking terms or are openly antagonistic toward … Read more
Several months ago we were reading financial columnist Michelle Singletary’s column in the Washington Post when something in the article really grabbed our attention – a reader comment buried far down in the column that set off warning bells. We felt this information needed to be shared once again with our AgingOptions blog readers. Divorce … Read more
2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967. That landmark piece of legislation made employment discrimination against anyone 40 years old or older illegal. But subsequent court rulings combined with often deceptive employment policies have left a majority of older workers vulnerable to unfair labor practices. Age Discrimination … Read more
As people plan ahead for retirement, they often think about downsizing – and that often means selling the large, old family home and moving into a low-maintenance condo or a planned senior community. Those can be terrific options for seniors looking for the dream of carefree living. But be careful: that type of home typically … Read more
Here’s a question: if you’ve made it clear in your will which of your heirs should inherit money from your estate, how it is possible that those funds will end up going to someone else? The answer is simple: if you’ve forgotten to update the beneficiary information on a life insurance policy, retirement plan, or … Read more
Here at AgingOptions we like to share articles that tell a familiar tale in an unconventional way. That was our reaction to this touching and poignant article from the Washington Post just last week. At first, we weren’t sure how applicable the message in the column, written by writer Emily Maloney, would be to AgingOptions … Read more
More than a year ago, rock and roll legend Tom Petty died suddenly of apparent cardiac arrest. To us here at AgingOptions, it seems like any time a celebrity passes away, the topic of end of life planning comes up once again. While there’s much we still don’t know, even a year later, about the … Read more
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