Year: 2017
Wills are often dry, technical documents. However, they can be beautiful things. Wills can be beautiful, if done correctly and for the best intentions, according to Nasdaq in “A Will Can Be a Beautiful Thing.” The potential beauty of a will is not in the actual words themselves. That much should be obvious, because most […]
Trusts becoming subject of public discussion. Ivanka Trump’s trust is bringing some light to shine on the subject of trusts, according to The New York Times article “Despite a Trust, Ivanka Trump Still Wields Power Over Her Brand.” Trusts are not often a subject of much public discussion. They are important to estate planners, but […]
An estate plan can reduce some of the worries facing new parents. Some financial planning advice for new parents was recently published by Wealth Management in “Six Financial Planning Steps for Expecting Parents.” All of the listed steps in the article are important and worth consideration for new parents. However, the last one is of […]
Entering a nursing home can be frightening, but having asked the right questions can reduce the stress. There are appropriate questions to ask a prospective nursing home that can make it less scary, according to Next Avenue in “18 Questions to Ask Any Nursing Home.” Nursing homes come in all sorts of varieties with different […]
Travelers to Mars may take pills to reverse the aging process A way to reverse the aging process may have been found and NASA is looking at it for space travelers, according to the Daily Mail in “Would YOU choose to live forever? Age-reversing pill that NASA wants to give to astronauts on Mars will […]
There are some things you need to do, even if you don’t think you need an estate plan. Your assets do not generally go where you want them to go when you pass away, unless you have an estate plan, according to Fidelity in “Estate planning must dos.” There are really two things that must […]
The law for in vitro fertilization is still adapting as the world adjusts to new technological advances. The law in Spain only allows genetic material to be used for 12 months after a person has passed away and this can create some problems, according to FOX News in “Judge allows woman to undergo in vitro […]
Bitter dispute began with support for then Presidential candidate Donald Trump. Phyllis Schlafly’s support for Donald Trump for President mattered to her children as well as her estate, according to the Daily Mail in “Children of late conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly at war over their inheritance and have been fighting since she threw her support […]
If technology can put autonomous autos onto the streets, one of the groups that may really benefit is the elderly. At some point, elderly people have a good chance of losing the ability to drive safely and also lose some of their independence. However, self-driving cars could ease that problem, according to The New York Times […]
A total of 73% of Americans leave debt behind when they pass away. The type and amount of debt left behind when someone dies is key to what happens next, according to FOX Business in “Americans Are Dying with an Average of $62K of Debt.” Because 73% percent of Americans pass away with debt that […]
