Saving Your Home From Medicaid
In Texas, you need never lose your home to qualify for Medicaid. Learn how to pass the title of your home on death, free of probate and Medicaid estate recovery.
Retiring on Social Security
Relying on Social Security for retirement income and the rising costs of living can be challenging. How do you have financial assets to leave your children?
Help with Utilities, Weatherization and Communication
Retiring on Social Security, or maybe a little more, or living with a disability can be financially challenging. Some help is available with utilities, weatherization and communication.
Who’s On Your Team? The Dynamics of Friendship
As we delve into the concept of Dunbar’s Number, we discover the importance of intimate connections, expand social circles, and adapt our social time as we age.
Responding To Market Trends Thoughtfully
Discover why responding thoughtfully to market trends, instead of reacting, can enhance your investment strategy.
Managing Investments in Market Downturns
As we age, the time our investments have to recover from market downturns shrinks. We rely more and more on funds we can access in an emergency or a downturn in our health, accompanied by a sudden need for home health care, assisted living or skilled nursing.
Retirement Planning Mistake: Not Taking Advantage of Pre-Tax and Matching Contribution Benefits
The second biggest mistake in retirement planning identified by Wealthramp, a referral system for fee-only retirement planners, is failing to take advantage of pre-tax contribution benefits and matching contributions offered by your 401(k) plan.
Retirement Planning Mistake: Failing to Consider Long-Term Care Costs
Wealthramp, a referral service for fee-only financial planners, lists the first mistake we make in retirement planning as failing to consider the cost of long-term care when estimating our living costs. These can be substantial. 80% of us will need some form of long-term care. Read more here to avoid making this retirement planning mistake!
9 Biggest Retirement Planning Mistakes to Avoid
Almost all of us want to retire someday. None of us want to retire into poverty or to be unable to receive the care we need. Being aware of the changing environment may help us avoid both. Read more for the 9 biggest retirement planning mistakes.
Navigating Options When You Need Home Help Now
A fall, a stroke or heart attack from which we “rehab” enough to go home but not quite enough to manage on our own or a surprise decline in strength and mobility can leave us in need of home help now. Learn how to navigate your options for home help.