Why Naming Beneficiaries Is Important to Your Estate Plan
If you’ve ever spent time working through your estate plan, you know how important it is to select and update your beneficiaries.
Ethan Huizenga
January 27, 2022
Any Ideas How to Pay for Long-Term Care?
The costs of long-term care for older adults can be significant. Federal Medicare health insurance benefits do not cover most of these costs. Most people who incur costs for long-term care cover them with a combination of personal savings, long-term care insurance and Medicaid, among other sources.
Ethan Huizenga
January 25, 2022
Is It Necessary to have a Medical Power of Attorney?
Selecting medical powers of attorney is an important step that aging parents should take to ensure they get the care they wan,t if they are unable to advocate for themselves.
Ethan Huizenga
January 24, 2022
Has Pandemic Caused More Elder Abuse?
The pandemic’s impact on older adults went far beyond Covid-19 infections. It also made them more vulnerable to abuse.
Ethan Huizenga
January 21, 2022
Does Cataract Surgery Mean I’ll have a Lower Risk of Dementia?
Adults who have undergone cataract surgery have a lower chance of developing dementia, findings that could open the door to understanding further connections between eye and brain health, a new University of Washington study reported last week.
Ethan Huizenga
January 20, 2022
What Does an Elder Law Attorney Do?
Estate Planning may not be something you necessarily WANT to think about, but it could protect your interests and wishes long after you are gone.
Ethan Huizenga
January 19, 2022
How Do You Gift Your House to Your Children during Your Lifetime?
There are many ways to pass property on to children, including gifting the family home to them while you are still alive, bequeathing it to the children upon your passing, or selling the residence to your heirs.
Ethan Huizenga
January 18, 2022
What is the Purpose of an ILIT?
Life insurance is a sophisticated financial product, with as many variations and permutations as there are creative insurance companies (there are many) and creative insurance planners (there are even more).
Ethan Huizenga
January 17, 2022
What’s the Price Increase on Medicare Next Year?
Premiums and deductibles for s individuals with this traditional Medicare health insurance coverage are jumping for the new year, the federal government announced Nov. 12.
Ethan Huizenga
January 14, 2022
Is It Ever Too Late for a Family Meeting to Discuss Money?
Even those who have saved and invested well may not be sharing their financial information with a spouse or loved one. It’s time to do that now.
Ethan Huizenga
January 13, 2022
