Can Bad Thoughts Bring on Dementia?
A new study has identified a possible link between negative repetitive thinking and the key signs of dementia.
Ethan Huizenga
July 17, 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
COVID-19 UPDATE: Scammers Target the Elderly
While some of you are home, practicing social distancing and frequent hand washing to avoid the Coronavirus, remember that scammers are still busy trying to take advantage of people.
Ethan Huizenga
May 13, 2020
Fraudulent Social Security Calls Target Seniors
You’ve probably received one: A recorded call warns of a problem with your Social Security number. To fix it and avoid legal action, you’re told, you must call back immediately—and pay up.
Ethan Huizenga
April 6, 2020
When Is It Time For Dad To Stop Driving?
Older drivers these days are keeping their licenses longer and logging more miles on their cars than in the past, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Nevertheless, fatal crash rates do tend to increase considerably after age 70 and reach their peak among drivers 85 and older.
Ethan Huizenga
March 23, 2020
Financial Elder Abuse Is Growing
A suspicious email, a strange phone call from an unknown number, an overzealous financial adviser, a close family member: what’s the connection between all these people and things? It’s financial elder abuse.
Ethan Huizenga
March 21, 2020
Gray Divorce Changing the Future for Many Senior Americans
Rising divorce rates among Americans over the age of 50 are causing more conflict in estate planning, new data shows.
Ethan Huizenga
March 9, 2020
Why Women Have More Financial Insecurity Than Men
As a result, women tend to go into retirement with fewer assets, less home equity, lower retirement account balances and a higher debt load than men.
Ethan Huizenga
January 8, 2020
In the News: Medicaid Researching Social Determinants of Health
It should come as no surprise that where we are born, grow, live, work, play, and age can have a dramatic impact on our health.
Ethan Huizenga
June 25, 2019
Watch Your Language: Tangible Personal Property
Domicile – the place a person calls “home” – can have a significant impact on Medicaid eligibility and what benefits are available to help with long-term care.
Ethan Huizenga
June 18, 2019
