Financial Aspects of Elder Care Planning
When seniors reach the point where they can no longer care for themselves, challenges can begin to mount, and you’ll quickly learn if you have planned well or if there are gaps in your elder care plan.
As Your Parents Age, Help Them Protect Their Finances
The elderly and financially vulnerable are often targets for financial exploitation. Look for warning signs that your parents have been victimized, or are at risk of being financially influenced, manipulated, or coerced.
Eldercare Can Be a Medical Deduction
Many individuals are serving as care providers for elderly loved ones, such as parents or spouses, who cannot live independently. The cost of such care may be deductible as a medical expense.
Caught in the Middle: Navigating the Challenges of the Sandwich Generation
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Senior Associate Melanie Wells, CFP®, along with Associate Clay Norman, CFP®, to provide advice to an investor who is stuck in the middle of caring for her parents’ finances and supporting her children. They discuss what she needs to do to ensure her own financial house is in order.
Could Your Living Situation Change as You Grow Older?
Planning for the consequences of aging in general, and long-term care in particular, will depend on your preferences and circumstances. We look at some of your living options when you need care.
Cognitive Decline Can Increase Difficulty in Managing Finances
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Senior Associates Melanie Wells, CFP®, and Logan Daniel, CFP®, CRPC®, to review a senior investor’s situation and how she can protect her money should she cognitively decline. Unfortunately, aging increases the risk of natural cognitive decline, dementia, or side effects from medications, putting seniors in a vulnerable position for financial abuse.
Four Things Women Need to Know about Social Security
There’s no “right” answer for when to take Social Security. It’s an individual decision that must be based on many factors, including other sources of retirement income, your marital status, whether you plan to continue working, your life expectancy, and your tax picture.
Portability of Unused Estate Tax Exclusion
Married taxpayers have a special benefit that allows a surviving spouse to make what is called a portability election, allowing the surviving spouse to add the deceased spouse’s unused estate tax exclusion to their own.
Paying for Care with Your Long-Term Care Insurance Policy
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Director of Insurance Planning Jim Crone, CLU®, CFS®, and Senior Associate Michael Griffin, CFP®, to cover a case study on a couple who needed to tap their long-term care policy. Jim discusses the process of applying for and receiving benefits.
Medicare and Medicaid: What’s the Difference?
Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law in 1965 to help provide health care to older individuals and those with financial need. Do you know the difference? We explain!