A recent study showed that people in the U.S. fear developing Alzheimer’s disease more than any other major life-threatening...

The long-term outlook for Social Security old-age and disability benefits is still good, with promised benefits payable until 2034....

You want to prosper by following tried-and-true principles of effective wealth creation and asset management—not myths passed down from...

Estate plans have several components to help beneficiaries carry out the requests of the benefactor. You want to start tackling those...

Estate planning lets you determine how you want your assets distributed upon your death. Not to be morbid, but for those under 40, be...

Members of the military have special estate planning needs, particularly when they’re deployed. These families also have access to...

Cincinnati.com’s May 27, 2016 post, “Getting started is the first step in estate planning,” points out that a definition for estate...

A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged Media Mogul Sumner Redstone’s mental competence. The Los Angeles Times’ May...

According to a recent survey, 64% of Americans don’t have a will. Most of them don’t have one because they just haven’t gotten around to...

The sister of the late rock star Prince told the press that the 57-year-old Minnesotan has no known will. She recently has filed court...

Estate planning. Everyone needs some basic estate planning, especially those starting families. Before your first child is born, draft a...

When Catherine Falk asked to see her ailing father, her stepmother slammed the door in her face, and when Kerri Kasem wanted to take her...

If you don’t plan your estate, a judge will distribute your assets by applying the state’s intestate succession laws, which may not be...

Likewise, a recent study by True Link Financial estimated the problem costs more than $36 billion every year. But these statistics may be...

But wlbz2.com’s article, “Getting remarried? Get a financial plan first,” says that many folks do little planning, and that ends up...

More than 4,000 cases involved financial exploitation, and there were 3,661 reports involving vulnerable adults being physically abused....

Here are six tax planning considerations of interest to those over age 50 from Next Avenue’s recent post, “2016 Tax Planning Ideas for...

Legally, these items are referred to as “tangible personal property,” but it could be dad’s stuff. What happens to this stuff after...

The daughters of two late celebrities are looking to find easier ways for family and friends to visit ailing elders. They’ve brought...

The County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler said he was ordered by the probate court to pay the heirs in Mary Petroff’s $1.36 million estate. Four...