What Is the HEMS Standard?
The ‘HEMS’ (health, education, maintenance, support) standard in estate planning is used to guide trustees in how/when they should release funds to a beneficiary.
Ethan Huizenga
February 25, 2022
Should I Place My Home in a Trust?
Part of being a responsible homeowner is having a proper estate plan in place. After all, considering the home is generally the largest asset most people own, it’s prudent to ensure this asset is passed to the people you wish to leave it to.
Ethan Huizenga
February 25, 2022
What Is Elder Law?
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
February 24, 2022
What Happens to IRAs and 401(k) when Spouse Dies?
The rise in the stock market over the past several years, teamed with the passage of the SECURE Act two years ago and the scheduled 50% reduction in the size of the federal estate tax exemption four years from now, has resulted in a renewed interest in estate planning for IRA and 401k accounts owned by married couples.
Ethan Huizenga
February 23, 2022
What’s the Latest on Controversial New Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm?
Medicare officials have decided that the federal health insurance program should only cover the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm for patients who are participating in approved clinical trials. The preliminary decision, reached after lengthy deliberations, was released on Tuesday by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or C.M.S. If it is finalized later this year, it would significantly limit the number of patients who could use the expensive drug.
Ethan Huizenga
February 22, 2022
What’s the Best Time to Talk to Mom about Cognitive Decline?
Your elderly mother is getting forgetful and confused. What do you do now?
Ethan Huizenga
February 21, 2022
Can a Nasal Spray Prevent Dementia?
Scientists from Osaka City University are reporting successful preclinical tests of a novel nasal spray designed to prevent the neurodegeneration associated with dementia. The spray combines two inexpensive, pre-existing drugs and was found to improve cognitive function in several different mouse models of dementia.
Ethan Huizenga
February 18, 2022
What Changes in Diet Can Be Signs of Dementia?
Despite its prevalence, dementia remains widely misunderstood. Ignorance of the range of symptoms is a crucial stumbling block.
Ethan Huizenga
February 17, 2022
What are Best Assets to Inherit?
If you really want to help your heirs out, these are some of the best assets to leave them.
Ethan Huizenga
February 16, 2022
Is Your Home Your Largest Asset or Biggest Liability?
Could generations of traditional homeownership wisdom be wrong? Here’s what you need to know to determine whether your home is an investment that will pay off in retirement—or a liability.
Ethan Huizenga
February 15, 2022