7 Habits to Help Prevent Alzheimer’s
Here are seven habits that can boost your brain health in your 50s and beyond.
Ethan Huizenga June 24, 2021
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Families Can Now Appeal VA Benefits Decision
Veterans Affairs officials are overhauling their application process for caregiver benefits, while simultaneously fighting a court ruling that would force them to allow a legal review for individuals rejected for the program.
Ethan Huizenga June 14, 2021
How to: Protect Your Child’s Public Benefits
If you have a child or other family member who has special needs due to physical or mental conditions, you face a variety of challenges planning for their care, including financial ones.
Ethan Huizenga May 12, 2021
What Is a Conservator?
When an individual cannot make important decisions for himself or herself, a judge appoints someone called the conservator or guardian to make decisions. The conservator has the legal backing of the court in all decisions, including finances, medical and personal care.
Ethan Huizenga February 19, 2021
Financial Symptoms before a Dementia Diagnosis
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors found that Medicare beneficiaries who go on to be diagnosed with dementia are more likely to miss payments on bills, as early as six years before a clinical diagnosis.
Ethan Huizenga December 31, 2020
How to: Special Needs Planning
It is critical that parents and grandparents give careful thought to any gift of money or bequest in an estate plan, when the recipient has special needs.
Ethan Huizenga December 30, 2020
Is there a Blood Test for Alzheimer’s?
A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concern about the accuracy and impact of such life-altering news.
Ethan Huizenga December 24, 2020
Who Needs a Special Needs Trust?
If you are the parent of a person with special needs, you are well aware that the role you play is very different than it may be for other children. Properly planning to meet their financial needs, both in the immediate and long term, is a critical part of supporting your child. This support must often continue well past the typical age of adulthood, which means parents need to put in place financial tools to care for their children, in the event of the parents’ death.
Ethan Huizenga November 25, 2020
Preparing for the Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease
It is estimated that by 2040, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s, dementia or other cognitive disorders is expected to double to close to 12 million due to the aging population, according to a recent study by RBC Wealth Management and Aon.
Ethan Huizenga November 16, 2020
Brain Diseases Need Special Estate Planning
Covid-19 or Coronavirus has created health worries and fear for everyone. For those with underlying health issues, which include multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or other brain diseases, those concerns are even more pronounced.
Ethan Huizenga June 20, 2020
