Funerals and Life Insurance Proceeds
More and more often, estate beneficiaries are retaining their own attorneys to make sure that the executor properly administers the estate.
Ethan Huizenga
July 13, 2020
How Should I Take My Pension?
If you’re leaning toward choosing guaranteed lifetime income by remaining in the plan instead of taking the lump-sum offer, be sure you have confidence in your employer’s long-term viability.
Ethan Huizenga
July 9, 2020
How Does a Constructive Trust Work?
Certain types of trusts, however, may only be used in very specific situations and a constructive trust is one of them.
Ethan Huizenga
July 8, 2020
Should Medicare Continue Telehealth Access?
President Trump’s top Medicare official said Tuesday that expanded access to telemedicine should continue after the coronavirus pandemic recedes and that officials are examining ways to act without waiting for legislation from Congress.
Ethan Huizenga
July 7, 2020
Using Retirement Funds in a Financial Crisis
U.S. has been making it easier for people to access long-term savings for emergencies, trading future financial security to stay afloat.
Ethan Huizenga
July 6, 2020
12 Times You Should Update Your Will
It is also important to realize that it isn’t merely ‘why’ you are updating your will, but ‘when’ you are updating that can make all the difference.
Ethan Huizenga
July 3, 2020
Quirk in Medicare System’s Observation Status
Unfortunately, over a decade, the number of observation stays has increased exponentially and is being used, even when patients have a diagnosis and have been admitted by their own physicians.
Ethan Huizenga
July 2, 2020
Elder Financial Abuse happens under Your Nose
Take, for example, the sad and sordid tax case of Mary Ellen Cranmer Nice vs. United States of America, which would not have existed if an attentive financial advisor hadn’t noticed the large IRA distributions that were allegedly stolen right from under a matriarch’s nose.
Ethan Huizenga
July 1, 2020
IRAs and the SECURE and CARES Acts
There have been several law changes that affect IRAs passed since December 2019.
Ethan Huizenga
June 30, 2020
3 Steps to Take during the Coronavirus
With some cases of COVID-19, patients are dying in isolation. The sorrowful stories are a grim but important reminder: if you haven’t formalized your final wishes, you likely would not have the opportunity to do so from your hospital bed.
Ethan Huizenga
June 29, 2020