This is one of those problems that you think you've solved, only to discover that the problem still exists. The best workaround we can think of: overdoing due diligence, well in advance. When you took the necessary and advisable step to have a parent or other relative sign a durable…
The same level of advance planning needed for a new baby or for a child going to college is necessary for retirement and estate planning. Decisions about housing, income, health care and your heirs' lives after you pass away are not always easily made. These decisions involve emotional, financial and…
Privacy and a faster resolution to settling estates are just two good reasons to create an estate plan. You really don't have to be a millionaire or famous to create an estate plan, as noted in an article appearing on the Forbes' website, "Prince and Estate Planning: What We Can…
Despite countless celebrity estate battles, most Americans still put off having a will created. Think of a will as an itinerary for your family that will make their lives easier once you are gone. Prince was clearly busy with performing, writing, recording and creating. But that's still not a good…
One Chief Justice's seemingly simplistic will was the target of a lot of humor. Tongues wagged in Washington that he had utterly failed to do any estate planning. The gossips had it all wrong. It may be surprising to outsiders, but Washington D.C. actually functions in many ways as a…
Financial planning needs to be part of the equation when doing all of the work involved in bringing a new family member into your lives. The cost of adoption can start at a few hundred dollars or it can easily exceed $40,000, according to the U.S. Department of Health and…
Houston Millennials have a different perspective about love, money and family. Boomers have taught their children well. While nearly three quarters of boomers see a gift of money as an expression of love, according to a recent survey, their children don't see things the same way. These different values have…
People think that Medicaid will solve all financial problems if they or a spouse will need expensive medical care late in life. It's not that simple. Concerns about outliving assets or having all their wealth spent on nursing home care has led many Houstonians in different economic brackets to take…
Houston families with an Alzheimer's patient must address the issue of financial planning as well as care and treatment. A number of planning tools should be discussed once a diagnosis has been made. Any family faced with helping a loved one who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease has a…
Naming a beneficiary for your IRA, 401(k) or any other retirement plan and then making sure that the name is right as you go through the many stages of life could be one of the most important financial decisions you make, according to The (Crystal Lake, IL) Northwest Herald in…