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What’s on the Mind of Gen-Xers: Not Retirement Planning

A survey found that Gen Xers are less concerned about retirement planning than they are about other financial challenges. Don’t forget that group that’s between the headline grabbing millennials and boomers: Generation Xers, Americans between ages 36-55. A survey from the IRA (Insured Retirement Institute) appears to have uncovered a…

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Are You Saving Enough for the High Cost of Assisted Living?

If you haven’t been saving for retirement, maybe you’ll do better if you are focused on saving for assisted living. One well known survey, 2017 Genworth Cost of Care Survey, reports that you’ll need $1,517 a month for adult day health care. Those fees are only going in one direction—up!…

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Have the Discussion Now About Inheritance and Estate Plans

This is easier in some families than others, but discussing your parent’s estate plan and assets while they can still have that conversation is important for millennials. Think of it this way: you can have an awkward conversation with your parents now and everyone can get more comfortable with the…

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Best Time to Start on a Succession Plan? The Day You Start Your Business

It may sound whimsical, but the moment you open a business is also the time to start thinking about how you’ll exit the business, whether you intend to sell to a partner, leave the entire business to a family member or sell as soon as you come up with the…

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What You Need to Know About Wills

Your best bet for making or changing a will, is to sit down with an experienced estate planning attorney, so that your will won’t be invalid. Mistakes in wills are not easily fixed. Having an estate plan in place and discussing your estate plan with your loved ones in advance,…

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Why Life Expectancy Is Important to Financial Planning

Statistically speaking, women live longer and earn less than men. That makes financial and retirement planning far more important for women. It’s not pleasant to contemplate, but because women often take time out from their careers to raise children or take care of elderly parents and still earn less than…

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More Changes Coming to Medicare in 2018

Higher fees are coming to high earners, when income thresholds for the highest surcharge tiers drop even further next year. If you were hit with premium surcharges for Medicare Part B and Part D already, these costs will increase again in 2018, according to a recent article in Kiplinger, “Medicare…

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Fake Law Firm Website Scamming Seniors in Houston

Here’s another reason to meet with your estate planning attorney face-to-face. An overseas-based scam is targeting the elderly with a website that uses photos and content stolen from real law firm websites. A website purporting to be an estate planning law firm is the subject of a lawsuit from the…

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Your Mid-Year Estate Planning Checklist: 10 Things You Should be Doing Now

Here is a helpful checklist of the top ten ways to keep your estate plan current. Review your existing Will and any trust agreements. Over the course of a year our personal and our professional lives can change dramatically. Tax laws and regulations are also subject to change as new…

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Strong Trust Planning is Important When One Spouse is Not a U.S. Citizen

With many tech companies, universities and businesses, North Carolina has become home to many resident aliens who contribute greatly to the state’s growth. Estate planning requires special knowledge of non-citizen tax rules. More than $1 billion in annual foreign direct investment gives North Carolina’s private sector employment a huge boost,…

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