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How to Avoid Living Trust Mills
Living Trust Mills Can Be Financial Traps By John R. Becker I recently received a series of postcards inviting me to an “Elder Law Update”. They strongly suggested that I needed to have a living […]
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How to Use the Equity in your Home to Supplement your Retirement Income
Your Home Can Supplement your Retirement Income. Many seniors share three common life goals; having enough success to provide for their children, saving for retirement and leaving a legacy for their children and loved ones […]
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Sleep Apnea and the Torture of the CPAP
Sleep Apnea and the Torture of the CPAP Have you ever worn a CPAP mask? You might have been waking up so many times a night, you’re exhausted. Your spouse and children voice their complaints […]
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Have You Always Wanted to Live on a Golf Course
HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE ON A GOLF COURSE?
Don Graham, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)
If you love golf and can afford the lifestyle, it’s hard not to dream of living in a golf course community. Here are some thoughts to consider when purchasing your property: […]
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Messinger Mortuaries on Why to Plan Ahead
Funeral Planning – Why We Plan Ahead
Jim Vickers, Messinger Mortuaries, Scottsdale SENIOR Magazine
If someone were to ask me “How do you think your future is going to turn out?” I’d have to answer “I just don’t know.”
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Debt Does Not Have To Be Your Reality
Don’t let debt be your reality. By Glen McKenzie Many view a new year as a new beginning. Just think about the increase in health club memberships and diet crazes that thousands rush into every […]
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Have You Received the Best Advice?
An Elder Law Attorney Can Offer Expert Advice on How to Navigate Retirement. By Craig Watson Harry is a 78 year old man whose beloved wife has had dementia for years. The couple’s children, while […]
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Simple Cremation…are you sure?
Simple Cremation…are you sure? Rick Allen, Allen Family Funeral Options, Collin SENIOR Magazine In today’s economy, it pays to shop around. We recently had to purchase our youngest daughter a car and we were working […]
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Keep Your Affairs Your Affairs
Keep Your Affairs Your Affairs By Michele Audet In 1789, Ben Franklin proclaimed, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” While this is still true for us today, we are now experiencing “certainties” that our […]
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Traditional to Roth Conversions – The Pros & Cons
Traditional to Roth Conversions – The Pros & Cons By Michael P Carroll, CLU, ChFC, CFP® – American National Bank According to the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, there is a special traditional IRA to […]