June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
June is the month we bring awareness to the 50 million people worldwide who live with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and their families.
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Planning
Navigating Care Choices is Hard Work
Why does it have to be so difficult? When we are in “the situation” of navigating care choices for a loved one, it is hard enough. Now imagine you being older and trying to navigate care choices – what comes to mind? Fix it comes to mind immediately for me!! Realistically, it is important to
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Define and Protect Your A$$ets!
Today, let’s define and protect your a$$ets 🙂 Those pesky little details are enough to drive us crazy sometimes! Assets, policies and beneficiaries – oh my! When the topic of life planning comes up, there are two aspects to discuss. What you have and how you designate a beneficiary (who receives it later). Asset Defined
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In an Instant
Losing someone you love changes your world. Losing someone in an instant is devastating.
Top Three Financial Lessons Learned From the Pandemic
The top three lessons learned from the Pandemic were the importance of having an emergency fund, paying down debt and discussing finances with others.
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Planning – Track Progress
Planning – ah, a phrase that inspires us or shuts us down! As the end of the year draws near, let’s think about plans we have that we’ve yet to complete, those we’ve completed and those we’ll add to the 2019 list! We develop plans to reach overall goals at home and work. It is
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Talk Turkey
American Thanksgiving is upon us. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year! It was great when I lived and worked in Canada for four Thanksgivings to have two days a year to celebrate being thankful! If you’ll indulge me, I’d like to Talk Turkey with you today. No, not the literal turkey, although it
Evacuate
Ok gang, it is early November. Veteran’s Day is here. Thanksgiving is on the way. And, in California, we’re literally on fire 🙁 In the blink of an eye, a town in Northern California is reduced to ashes. Thousands received the call to Evacuate. Per It is devastating. In Southern California, a fire jumped the
Beneficiary Designations
Last week we discussed estate planning. An important issue of estate planning is naming beneficiaries. Beneficiary designations are often overlooked, as we can presume that it is covered within the will/trust itself. Today, let’s consider the reasons to uncover the accounts that typically ask you to designate a beneficiary and what to think about when designating
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Prepare for Estate Planning – Layperson’s Perspective
The estate planning process can seem ominous, confusing and for many, we stop here. Learning how to prepare for estate planning from a layperson’s perspective can help unravel the process and provide you with information to proceed with more confidence. Today in America, approximately 60% of Americans have not created a will/trust. What does this
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