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New Investing Opportunities with ABLE Accounts

Disability benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid, are only available to people who are extremely poor or who possess properties that are restricted by restrictive trusts. Federal legislation now permits disabled people to set up their own…

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Comparing Revocable vs Irrevocable Trusts

For estate planning, a wide variety of trust types are available; the most common are revocable and irrevocable trusts. While there is some similarity, these two major categories of trusts have different purposes in your estate plan. Both can substitute…

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Nursing Home Eligibility for Medicaid

You may want to think again if you believed Medicaid planning meant only meeting strict income and asset limits to qualify for long-term care. You will also need to demonstrate you need the level of care typically provided in a…

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Probate Disruption by Creditors

A testamentary's personal representative (executor) is responsible for posting a public record of the decedent's death in a local newspaper. In part, this information serves as notice to creditors if the decedent has an outstanding debt with them. The personal…

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Sleep Problems Associated With Aging

"I had a terrible sleep last night," we hear from family and friends more often than we realize. Or perhaps "I kept waking up with my mind racing and couldn't fall back to sleep." Sleep patterns tend to change, and…

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Being There for a Loved One Who Is in a Nursing Home

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, advocating for your loved one in a nursing home has become more demanding and complicated. Both residents and staff in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 outbreaks.…

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