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
I love dogs. Dog hair is almost a condiment at our house. If I have a choice between growing old at Merry Acres with strange caregivers and even stranger residents and living in the basement with my dogs -- I choose the last one. The three dogs that I have -- an Australian/Golden mix named Julia that my vet and I rescued from the... Read more
It has been reported that nearly 86% of Americans have indicated that they would prefer to stay in their homes for as long as they can. My sense is that the other 14% are thinking about it. The challenge here is that roughly 99% of all the homes in American are not suited for "aging in place", the new euphemism for how Boomers will... Read more
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