How Estate Planning Keeps the Peace for Blended Families
Even a close family can have quarrels and confrontations, but these conflicts tend to be more prominent within a blended family.
Ethan Huizenga
January 23, 2020
How Should Baby Boomers Claim Their Social Security?
Social Security benefits have long been a critical part of Americans’ retirement income plans. After all, the monthly benefits provide a stream of income that is adjusted for inflation annually and can’t be outlived. With the decline of pensions and increasing life spans, Social Security is now playing a larger role in shoring up retirees’ nest eggs.
Ethan Huizenga
January 22, 2020
What Should I Know About Conservatorships?
Eight years ago America’s baby boomers, people born between 1946 and 1964, began to retire. At nearly 75 million, they represent one of America’s largest elder care challenges. Millennials, now in their 30s, will need to begin thinking about how to look after their parents as medical, financial and mental health needs arise.
Ethan Huizenga
January 21, 2020
How Do I Plan for My Incapacity?
What would happen if you were mentally or physically unable to take care of yourself or your day-to-day affairs? You might not be able to make sound decisions about your health or finances. You could lose the ability to pay bills, write checks, make deposits, sell assets, or otherwise conduct your affairs. Unless you’re prepared, incapacity could devastate your family, exhaust your savings and undermine your financial, tax and estate planning strategies.
Ethan Huizenga
January 20, 2020
Succession Planning for Family Owned Farms
Whether you are just now embarking on your succession journey or are somewhere in the middle, remember the four Cs: clarity, certainty, continuity and communication.
Ethan Huizenga
January 17, 2020
How Do I Tell If Mom (or Dad) Needs Caregiving Support?
See something…say something! Don’t ignore signs of your loved ones changing caregiving needs.
Ethan Huizenga
January 16, 2020
The Many Responsibilities of Inheriting a Home
Understanding what happens when you inherit a house, as well as addressing the tough financial and emotional decisions on what to do with the home, can be intimidating.
Ethan Huizenga
January 15, 2020
Making a Fresh Start for 2020? Keep this Stuff
There’s a fine line between holding on to important financial and medical records … and hoarding.
Ethan Huizenga
January 14, 2020
Does Your Retirement Plan Include Long-Term Care Insurance?
No one likes to think about needing long-term care. Yet the reality is that many people will, at some point in their life.
Ethan Huizenga
January 10, 2020
Steps to Take as a Parent’s Condition Worsens
My father only designated my mom as an agent on power of attorney forms, and they have not been updated in many years. Where do you think we should go from here?
Ethan Huizenga
January 9, 2020