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How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?

Everyone’s needs are different. For most people, one large policy is enough. However, what if your life is not like everyone else’s? How do you know how much coverage you need? Most people never really think about adding more life insurance, once they buy a policy. They figure they have…

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How Taking Social Security at 62 Makes Sense in Some Tax Brackets

If you’re living on your retirement savings, while waiting to start taking Social Security benefits to full retirement age or even age 70, you might be costing yourself thousands in taxes. It’s annoying. There’s no way around it. You’ve worked your whole life, and paid taxes on those earnings. Now…

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What Happens in Your World After You Die?

We’re not talking about what happens to your soul, or if you are headed to a peaceful place, or even what happens to your physical remains. Have you thought about what happens to the world you leave, your family and friends and your possessions, after you die? Let’s say you…

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New Law in Massachusetts Enhances Treatment and Support for Alzheimer’s and Dementia

“H.4116 An Act Relative to Alzheimer’s And Related Dementias in The Commonwealth” is now law in Massachusetts, following an August 15 ceremony. A ceremonial signing took place in Massachusetts Governor Baker’s office as community members, legislators and members of the administration gathered at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Waltham office, where the…

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Single Parents Need to Plan and Balance for Financial Stability

Without the security of a spouse’s income, single parents must balance their children’s needs with their own retirement savings goals. Single parents who have to say no to their children over and over again, struggle with wanting to say yes when money is tight and there’s no room in the…

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Can an Estate Plan Become a Legacy Plan?

The old saying that the first generation builds the business, the second generation struggles to maintain it and the third squanders everything, is sadly, statistically true. However, creating a legacy might give you better odds of success. If you’ve been responsible and had an estate plan created, you are way…

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What Happens to a Business When the Owner Retires?

It takes time to build a business, and it can take just as long to create a strong succession plan. Many business owners can’t imagine a life without the business they built, so they often postpone planning for their own retirement and the sale or transfer of the business. That…

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URGENT: The VA Regulations Have Changed!

What is the VA Pension Benefit?  The Veterans Administration pension program provides monthly tax-free benefit payments to certain wartime Veterans or their surviving spouses who meet the financial and medical requirements. Claimants who are eligible for VA pension may also qualify for supplemental monetary payments, such as housebound or aid…

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