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State Farm on "Are your records organized for an emergency?" – LIVING WELL Magazine

Are your records organized for an emergency?

By C J Ladner, State Farm® Agent, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine

If you were incapacitated, would anyone be able to find your important records and take care of your family’s financial or business matters? Having important papers organized and accessible in advance can be very important in an emergency or crisis situation. Consider the following for organizing your important records.
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Hodges Capital Management on Why Contrarian Investing Works – LIVING WELL Magazine

Why Contrarian Investing Works
Eric J. Marshall, CFA, Hodges Capital Management, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)

Over the long run contrarian investing is effective because it combines fundamental securities analysis with a common sense understanding of behavioral finance. Three basic benefits that can be derived from such an investment strategy: […]

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Walters & Hanna Insurance Agency: Can you live on that? – LIVING WELL Magazine

Can You Live on That?
Tim Walters, CPCU, CIC, Walters & Hanna Insurance Agency, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)
Recent studies suggest that about 40% of all people who reach age 65 will spend time in a nursing home before they die. One in four will spend more than a year in a nursing home. […]

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Chayet & Danzo – Study on Alzheimer's Demonstrates Need for Elder Law Planning – LIVING WELL Magazine

Study on Alzheimer’s Demonstrates Need For Elder Law Planning
By Marco D. Chayet, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

Every 70 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s. A definitive report on Alzheimer’s came out only two years ago and was startling in its findings. […]

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Dannel Funeral Home on Funerals as Celebrations – LIVING WELL Magazine

Funerals as Celebrations

Courtesy Dannel Funeral Home, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

There are those for whom the comforts of traditional funeral arrangements bring a welcome sense of order and peace. Others imagine a more joyful, less somber occasion. There is a growing trend for personalized services that reflect what was unique, and beloved, about the deceased – funerals that help people remember and laugh, as well as remember and cry.
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Craig Watson on Planning to Avoid Probate – Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

Planning to Avoid Probate and Guardianship without Using a Living Trust

Craig Watson, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

Arvie is an 85-year-old widow in good health. She delights in her two adult children, who also enjoy a good relationship. Her will was drafted over a decade ago. She owns a house (debt free) and about $150,000 in cash. She has a long term care insurance policy in case she needs nursing home care. She wonders if she needs a power of attorney and a medical directive, so she schedules an appointment with an elder law attorney. […]

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Memories of Food Bring Fond Recollections to Paul Messinger

Paul Messinger Talks About Memories of Food in Scottsdale SENIOR Magazine

By: Paul Messinger

I’ve always loved to eat. I don’t eat large quantities, but I savor specific tastes and aromas associated with food. A particular smell can evoke sweet memories for me. When I get a whiff of a particular food aroma, the smell often reminds me of another place and another time in my life. Food smells usually bring me good memories, along with an occasional not so good one. […]

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Allen Family Funeral, Options on Grieving and Healing

By: Rick Allen, Allen Family Funeral Options, for SENIOR Magazine (Collin edition)

In our culture today there are those who would argue that viewing the body of a person who has died has little to no positive impact on family and friends. Others contend that viewing the body can have an altogether negative impact because it makes a difficult situation even harder. […]