Christmas is a fairly binary experience for most families: it works or it doesn't work. Part of not working is the absence of connection and communication. Most of working is the abundance of those two things. Below are some questions to get the connection between you and mom and dad going when the last piece of pie has been eaten and nap time... Read more
What do you get when you combine years of wisdom and experience on the job with technology capable of transporting that wisdom and experience anywhere and anytime in HD sound and video plus a shrinking workforce? You get the Seniors Full Employment Act of the 21st Century. Here's how I think it's going to work. Unless you just arrived... Read more
One of the big conversations as parents age is the one of legacy -- how will they be remembered, what will they leave and what will they be remembered for. There are a host of advisors in the accounting, financial services and legal industry that specialize in that idea and the strategies to make it work. Life Insurance, Charitable Trusts, Family... Read more
Having mom and dad move in with you is a lot like growing up with them when you were a teenager except with more tension. Imagine you tell THEM where they can drive and what time to have the car in. The only other situation more ripe for volatility and explosion would be Russia under Putin. Not withstanding that, there are situations in the... Read more