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The IRS Warns: Beware of Tax Scams

The IRS has warned taxpayers to be alert during tax season to phone and e-mail scams. Scammers are ever-more aggressive and creative in stealing your money and your personal information. […]

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Protecting Accounts For After Your Death

What happens to your digital assets when you die? That’s a question many people haven’t thought about.The ramifications can be huge. by Sheryl Nance-Nash “I had a client who regularly […]

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Experts: It’s Never Too Early or Too Late to Plan for Your Golden Years

Far too many people wait much too long to make plans for their retirements, as well as all aspects of old age for that matter, with some never making such […]

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Five Things That Will Impact Your Will

By: Marcus O’Toole-Gelo Having a Will is an essential part of an estate plan. A will directs how your probate assets will be distributed upon your passing, designates an executor to […]

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Medicaid Home Care Update – Guildnet Closing in January

Guildnet MLTC, FIDA and Medicaid Advantage Plus plans are closing as of January 1, 2019. Official notices are being sent to all Guildnet members in mid-October 2018. What You Need to Know ♦ […]

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Beware of Downloadable Estate Planning Documents

Downloadable Estate Planning Documents – Let the Buyer Beware

Downloadable Estate Planning DocumentsCaveat EmptorLet the Buyer Beware For years, Elder Law and Estate Planning attorneys have stressed the importance of obtaining advance directives (Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy and […]

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Top 10 Myths of Elder Law & Estate Planning

Top 10 Myths of Elder Law & Estate Planning

Misinformation abounds in Elder Law, confusing older adults, community members and professionals alike. Don’t fall victim to inaccurate information and make costly mistakes! Get legal advice from experienced Elder Law […]

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The Holidays are a good time to have “The Talk” with Parents

When is the right time to have “the talk” with your aging parents regarding their financial affairs and health care issues?  In this now-common role reversal, adult children find that […]

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Real Property Planning in Second Marriages

by Paul Hyl, Esq. According to National Stepfamily Resource Center, a division of Auburn University’s Center for Children, Youth and Families, about seventy-five percent of divorced persons eventually remarry.(1) In addition, […]

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Financial Security: It’s Never Too Early to Plan – Five Tips for People in their 40s

 Start deferring money into a qualified retirement plan (401(k), 403(b)) each pay period, even if just $25/pay check.  This is important in your 40s so that retirement funds can grow, and […]

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